refractive index, \(n\)

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The ratio of the speed of light in vacuum to that in a given medium.
Sources:
Green Book, 2nd ed., p. 30 [Terms] [Book]
PAC, 1996, 68, 957. (Glossary of terms in quantities and units in Clinical Chemistry (IUPAC-IFCC Recommendations 1996)) on page 989 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'refractive index' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 3rd ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2006. Online version 3.0.1, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.R05240 RIS BibTex EndNote
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