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Morton number

characteristic number for bubbles or drops in a liquid or gas, respectively, under the influence of gravitational an viscous forces
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Morton number

Summary

Morton number ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (60 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Rose Morton is named after Morton number[2].
  • Morton number is a type of dimensionless number in fluid mechanics[3].
  • Morton number is a type of criterion of similarity[4].
  • Morton number is a type of characteristic number[5].
  • Morton number's described by source is recorded as ISO 80000-11:2019 Quantities and units — Part 11: Characteristic numbers[6].
  • Morton number's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/morton-number[7].
  • Morton number's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[8].
  • Morton number's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Fluid dynamics[9].
  • Morton number's recommended unit of measurement is recorded as 1[10].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include dimensionless number in fluid mechanics[3], criterion of similarity[4], and characteristic number[5].

Origins

Rose Morton is named after Morton number[2].

Why It Matters

Morton number ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (60 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . ISO 80000-11:2019 Quantities and units — Part 11: Characteristic numbers. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 4TaTgZ
    Named after → —
    Recommended unit of measurement → 1
    Described by source → ISO 80000-11:2019 Quantities and units — Part 11: Characteristic numbers
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