ampere

Summary

ampere is a SI base unit^[1]. ampere draws 1,502 Wikipedia views per month (si_base_unit category, ranking #5 of 7).^[2]

Key Facts

• ampere's image is recorded as Ampere-o-meter-vintage-HDR-0h.jpg^[3].
• ampere's instance of is recorded as SI base unit^[4].
• ampere's instance of is recorded as UCUM derived unit^[5].
• ampere's instance of is recorded as unit of electric current^[6].
• ampere's measured physical quantity is recorded as electric current^[7].
• ampere's measured physical quantity is recorded as magnetic scalar potential^[8].
• ampere's measured physical quantity is recorded as magnetomotive force^[9].
• ampere's measured physical quantity is recorded as magnetic tension^[10].
• ampere's measured physical quantity is recorded as current linkage^[11].
• André-Marie Ampère is named after ampere^[12].
• ampere's GND ID is recorded as 1143042131^[13].
• ampere's part of is recorded as MKSA system of units^[14].
• ampere's Commons category is recorded as Ampere (unit)^[15].
• ampere's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0jn_^[16].
• ampere's Art & Architecture Thesaurus ID is recorded as 300412080^[17].
• ampere's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0077928^[18].
• ampere's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0158279^[19].
• ampere's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[20].
• ampere's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1^[21].
• ampere's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[22].
• ampere's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work^[23].
• ampere's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as science/ampere^[24].
• ampere's NCI Thesaurus ID is recorded as C42536^[25].
• ampere's different from is recorded as Ampère^[26].
• ampere's different from is recorded as A^[27].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for ampere include milliampere^[28], a SI derived unit^[29]; volt ampere^[30], an unit of power^[31]; ampere hour^[32], an unit of electric charge^[33]; ampere-turn^[34], an unit of magnetomotive force^[35]; and microampere^[36], a SI derived unit^[37].

Why It Matters

ampere draws 1,502 Wikipedia views per month (si_base_unit category, ranking #5 of 7).^[2] ampere has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[38] ampere is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]

Entities named for ampere include milliampere^[28], a SI derived unit^[29]; volt ampere^[30], an unit of power^[31]; ampere hour^[32], an unit of electric charge^[33]; ampere-turn^[34], an unit of magnetomotive force^[35]; and microampere^[36], a SI derived unit^[37].