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soft matter

subfield of condensed matter comprising a variety of physical systems that are deformed or structurally altered by thermal or mechanical stress of the magnitude of thermal fluctuations
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soft matter

Summary

soft matter ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (399 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • soft matter is a type of material[2].
  • soft matter is a type of continuum[3].
  • soft matter's Commons category is recorded as Soft matter[4].
  • soft matter's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Soft matter[5].
  • soft matter's studied by is recorded as soft matter physics[6].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include material[2] and continuum[3].

Why It Matters

soft matter ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (399 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

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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.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → material, continuum
    Studied by → soft matter physics
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007558763705171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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