dimensionless
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- adjective
- /dɪˈmɛnʃənlɛs/
- Specialized
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adimensional
- When analyzing the motion of an object, it is useful to express the results in a dimensionless form.
- dimensionless parameter
- dimensionless quantity
- dimensionless measure
It's called the fine structure constant, and it's dimensionless.
- It's called the fine structure constant, and it's dimensionless.
- This entropy is dimensionless and doesn't have units.
- Or just characterize by this two dimensionless numbers up to your choice.
- It is spaceless, dimensionless, and infinite dimensions at the same time.
Examples
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A dimensionless quantity, like the coefficient of friction, helps us compare different materials without units.
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where T represents a dimensionless temperature.
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Therefore, one cannot say which constant among e, h, and c is changing, only that the dimensionless a is.
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The strength of the gravitational field is expressed by the dimensionless strain.
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The modeling parameters are converted into dimensionless numbers using appropriate scales.
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The values were then transformed to a uniform, dimensionless score on a 5-point scale according to a key for every variable.
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In renormalizable field theories, the coupling constant must be dimensionless.
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The Brans-Dicke theory contains an adjustable dimensionless parameter, omega.
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In fluid dynamics, we often use dimensionless numbers to simplify complex equations.
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Etymology
Dimensionless comes from dimension, from a word meaning 'measure', plus the ending -less, which means 'without'. So something dimensionless is 'without measure' — it has no units or size.