diffusion
net movement of molecules or atoms from a region of high concentration (or high chemical potential) to a region of low concentration (or low chemical potential)
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diffusion
Summary
diffusion is a physical law[1]. diffusion draws 590 Wikipedia views per month (physical_law category, ranking #18 of 113).[2]
Key Facts
- diffusion's instance of is recorded as physical law[3].
- diffusion is a type of transport phenomenon[4].
- diffusion is a type of dissemination[5].
- diffusion is a type of passive motion[6].
- diffusion is a type of mass transfer[7].
- diffusion's Commons category is recorded as Diffusion[8].
- diffusion's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Diffusion[9].
- diffusion's Commons gallery is recorded as Diffusion[10].
- diffusion's described by source is recorded as Nordisk familjebok[11].
- diffusion's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[12].
- diffusion's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13].
- diffusion's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14].
- diffusion's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[15].
- diffusion's equivalent class is recorded as https://w3id.org/pmd/co/PMD_0020194[16].
- diffusion's different from is recorded as trans-cultural diffusion[17].
- diffusion's studied by is recorded as thermodynamics[18].
- diffusion's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[19].
- diffusion's P14439 is recorded as 000564[20].
- diffusion's P14541 is recorded as 3VpS7s[21].
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Definition and Type
diffusion's instance of is recorded as physical law[3]. Recorded subclass of include transport phenomenon[4], dissemination[5], passive motion[6], and mass transfer[7].
Why It Matters
diffusion draws 590 Wikipedia views per month (physical_law category, ranking #18 of 113).[2] diffusion has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] diffusion is known by 60 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]