Bonneville865 t1_j6g4rxi wrote on January 30, 2023 at 2:14 AM

Reply to comment by pierrekrahn in ELI5- what is the difference between a liquid and a fluid? by stinkybuttttt

That’s fluid as an adjective. OP was asking about fluid as a noun.

tomalator t1_j6gkx3w wrote on January 30, 2023 at 4:08 AM

All that's required is flow. A glacier is made out of ice, but it's still a fluid. Each individual in the crowd isn't a fluid, but the crowd itself is.