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        kinematic viscosity#

        $$\nu \sim \text L^{2}\,\text T^{-1}$$

        Momentum diffusivity of a fluid, equal to dynamic viscosity divided by density. It measures how quickly viscous momentum disturbances spread through the fluid.

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        • Ekman number
        • Galileo number
        • Grashof number
        • Prandtl number
        • Rayleigh number
        • Roshko number
        • Schmidt number
        • Taylor number

           

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