Diffusivity is a rate of diffusion, a measure of the rate at which particles or heat or fluids can spread.
It is measured differently for different mediums.
Diffusivity may refer to:
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Thermal diffusivity, diffusivity of heat
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Diffusivity of mass:
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Kinematic viscosity, characterising momentum diffusivity
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Magnetic diffusivity
Dimensions and units
Diffusivity has dimensions of length
2 / time, or m
2/s in
SI units and cm
2/s in
CGS units.
See also