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Fresnel number

parameter that specifies when Fresnel or Fraunhofer diffraction applies
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Fresnel number

Summary

Fresnel number is a physical law[1]. It draws 160 Wikipedia views per month (physical_law category, ranking #72 of 113).[2]

Key Facts

  • Fresnel number's instance of is recorded as physical law[3].
  • Augustin-Jean Fresnel is named after Fresnel number[4].
  • Fresnel number is a type of characteristic number[5].
  • Fresnel number's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[6].

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Definition and Type

Fresnel number's instance of is recorded as physical law[3]. It is a type of characteristic number[5].

Origins

Augustin-Jean Fresnel is named after Fresnel number[4].

Why It Matters

Fresnel number draws 160 Wikipedia views per month (physical_law category, ranking #72 of 113).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7]

Related Entities

Augustin-Jean Fresnel

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → HWEHr
    Instance of → physical law
    Named after → —
    Named after → Augustin-Jean Fresnel
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