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glass transition

reversible transition in amorphous materials at which amorphous polymers go from hard to viscous
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glass transition

Summary

glass transition ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,288 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • glass transition is a type of phase change[2].
  • glass transition's Commons category is recorded as Glass-liquid transitions[3].
  • glass transition's main Wikidata property is recorded as P5670[4].

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Definition and Type

glass transition is a type of phase change[2].

Why It Matters

glass transition ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,288 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[5] It is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[6]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10h ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Main wikidata property → P5670
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → phase change
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007542055805171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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