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Newtonian fluid

fluid in which the viscous stresses arising from its flow, at every point, are linearly proportional to the local strain rate—the rate of change of its deformation over time; the simplest mathematical model of fluid that account for viscosity
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Newtonian fluid

Summary

Newtonian fluid ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (794 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Isaac Newton is named after Newtonian fluid[2].
  • Newtonian fluid is a type of fluid[3].
  • Newtonian fluid is the opposite of non-Newtonian fluid[4].
  • Newtonian fluid's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Fluid dynamics[5].

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Definition and Type

Newtonian fluid is a type of fluid[3]. It is the opposite of non-It[4].

Origins

Isaac Newton is named after Newtonian fluid[2].

Why It Matters

Newtonian fluid ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (794 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6]

Related Entities

Isaac Newton

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

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  1. 8d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named after → —
    Subclass of → fluid
    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject Fluid dynamics
    Opposite of → non-Newtonian fluid
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007529565205171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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