refractive index

Summary

refractive index ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,290 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].

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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 (3,290 views/month).^[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[15] It is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[16]