avoirdupois

system of masses based on a pound of 16 ounces
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avoirdupois

Summary

avoirdupois is a system of units[1]. avoirdupois draws 455 Wikipedia views per month (system_of_units category, ranking #5 of 32).[2]

Key Facts

  • avoirdupois's instance of is recorded as system of units[3].
  • avoirdupois's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01mf3j[4].
  • avoirdupois's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[5].
  • avoirdupois's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[6].
  • avoirdupois's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[7].
  • avoirdupois's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition[8].
  • avoirdupois's described by source is recorded as Yuzhakov Big Encyclopedia[9].
  • avoirdupois's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10].
  • avoirdupois's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[11].
  • avoirdupois's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/pound-avoirdupois[12].
  • avoirdupois's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as science/avoirdupois-weight[13].
  • avoirdupois's name is recorded as {'lang': 'xno', 'text': 'aveir de peis'}[14].
  • avoirdupois's Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID is recorded as avoirdupois[15].
  • avoirdupois's World of Physics ID is recorded as AvoirdupoisSystemofUnits[16].
  • avoirdupois's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 106458943[17].
  • avoirdupois's ProofWiki ID is recorded as Definition:Avoirdupois[18].
  • avoirdupois's WordNet 3.1 Synset ID is recorded as 13738026-n[19].

Why It Matters

avoirdupois draws 455 Wikipedia views per month (system_of_units category, ranking #5 of 32).[2] avoirdupois has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] avoirdupois is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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