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 2,405 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's Commons category is recorded as Diffusion[6].
  • diffusion's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Diffusion[7].
  • diffusion's Commons gallery is recorded as Diffusion[8].
  • diffusion's described by source is recorded as Nordisk familjebok[9].
  • diffusion's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[10].
  • diffusion's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].
  • diffusion's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12].
  • diffusion's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[13].
  • diffusion's different from is recorded as trans-cultural diffusion[14].
  • diffusion's studied by is recorded as thermodynamics[15].
  • diffusion's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[16].

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Definition and Type

diffusion's instance of is recorded as physical law[3]. Recorded subclass of include transport phenomenon[4] and dissemination[5].

Why It Matters

diffusion draws 2,405 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.[17] diffusion is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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