candela
SI unit of luminous intensity
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candela
Summary
candela is a SI base unit[1]. candela draws 14,098 Wikipedia views per month (si_base_unit category, ranking #7 of 7).[2]
Key Facts
- candela's instance of is recorded as SI base unit[3].
- candela's instance of is recorded as UCUM base unit[4].
- candela's instance of is recorded as unit of luminous intensity[5].
- candela's measured physical quantity is recorded as luminous intensity[6].
- candela's measured physical quantity is recorded as conventional retinal illuminance[7].
- candela's measured physical quantity is recorded as natural pupil luminance[8].
- candela's measured physical quantity is recorded as luminous flux[9].
- candle is named after candela[10].
- candela's Commons category is recorded as Candela (luminous intensity unit)[11].
- candela's said to be the same as is recorded as new candle[12].
- candela's Unicode character is recorded as ㏅[13].
- candela's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[14].
- candela's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5[15].
- candela's replaces is recorded as candlepower[16].
- candela's conversion to SI unit is recorded as {'amount': '+1'}[17].
- candela's Wikidata SPARQL query equivalent is recorded as wd:Q83216 p:P2370/psn:P2370 [wikibase:quantityAmount ?source; wikibase:quantityUnit ?base]. ?item p:P2370/psn:P2370 [wikibase:quantityAmount ?target; wikibase:quantityUnit ?base]. BIND(?source / ?target as ?value)[18].
- candela's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[19].
- candela's unit symbol is recorded as cd[20].
- candela's unit symbol is recorded as кд[21].
- candela's unit symbol is recorded as kd[22].
- candela's unit symbol is recorded as cd[23].
Body
Definition and Type
Recorded instance of include SI base unit[3], UCUM base unit[4], and unit of luminous intensity[5].
Origins
candle is named after candela[10].
Influence
Things named for candela include candela per square metre[24], an unit of luminance[25].
Why It Matters
candela draws 14,098 Wikipedia views per month (si_base_unit category, ranking #7 of 7).[2] candela has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] candela is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]
Entities named for candela include candela per square metre[24], an unit of luminance[25].