refractive index
ratio of the speed of light in vacuum to that in the medium
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refractive index
Summary
refractive index ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,344 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- refractive index is a type of physical quantity[2].
- refractive index is a type of dimensionless quantity[3].
- refractive index is a type of index number[4].
- refractive index's Commons category is recorded as Refraction[5].
- refractive index's quantity symbol is recorded as n[6].
- refractive index's described by source is recorded as ISO 80000-7:2008 Quantities and units—Part 7: Light[7].
- refractive index's described by source is recorded as ISO 80000-7:2019 Quantities and units — Part 7: Light and radiation[8].
- refractive index's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[9].
- refractive index's main Wikidata property is recorded as P1109[10].
- refractive index's different from is recorded as complex refractive index[11].
- refractive index's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[12].
- refractive index's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[13].
- refractive index's recommended unit of measurement is recorded as 1[14].
- refractive index's P14541 is recorded as 3doce7[15].
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Definition and Type
Recorded subclass of include physical quantity[2], dimensionless quantity[3], and index number[4].
Why It Matters
refractive index ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,344 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 73 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]