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eddy current

Summary

eddy current ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,762 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Léon Foucault is named after eddy current[2].
  • eddy current is a type of electric current[3].
  • eddy current's Commons category is recorded as Eddy currents[4].
  • eddy current's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[5].
  • eddy current's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 8[6].
  • eddy current's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[7].

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Definition and Type

eddy current is a type of electric current[3].

Origins

Léon Foucault is named after eddy current[2].

Why It Matters

eddy current ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,762 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] It is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

Related Entities

Léon Foucault

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). eddy current. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/eddy-current
MLA “eddy current.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/eddy-current.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_eddy-current_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{eddy current}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/eddy-current}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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  1. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named after → Léon Foucault
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
    Named after → —
    Subclass of → —
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007531256405171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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