Inspectional analysis

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inspectional analysis[edit | edit source]

The reduction of the mathematical equations of a problem to nondimensional units of space, time, and mass; or testing such equations for invariance under any group of transformations.

The procedure stands in close relation to dimensional analysis and usually gives rise to a set of nondimensional numbers appearing as coefficients in the governing equations. These can always be arranged to be the same as the nondimensional numbers of parameters of a corresponding dimensional analysis.


  1. In synoptic meteorology, a detailed study of the state of the atmosphere based on observations, usually including a separation of the entity into its component patterns and involving the drawing of families of isopleths for various elements.
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