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dimensionless number
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dimensionless number [də′men·chən·ləs ′nəm·bər]
(mathematics)
A ratio of various physical properties (such as density or heat capacity) and conditions (such as flow rate or weight) of such nature that the resulting number has no defining units of weight, rate, and so on. Also known as nondimensional parameter.
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