# Cauchy number

> characteristic number in continuum mechanics used in the study of compressible flows

**Wikidata**: [Q957179](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q957179)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cauchy_number)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/cauchy-number


## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
2. ISO 80000-11:2019 Quantities and units — Part 11: Characteristic numbers