Submitted by _whydah_ t3_10phvgl in askscience
muskytortoise t1_j6o1zlo wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in How viscous is the magma in the mantle? by _whydah_
That is a common definition, yes, but scientifically liquid is a state of matter. Fluid =/= liquid. Liquid is a phase, fluid is behaviour. You said liquid when you described fluid and while that is correct in common meaning it's unnecessarily confusing people when the difference is described.
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