Etymology

Biot number

Today it means: A dimensionless number used in heat transfer calculations, giving a simple index of the ratio of the heat transfer resistances inside of and at the surface of a body. Full definition →

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Named after the French physicist Jean-Baptiste Biot (1774–1862).

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