electric current

base quantity of the International System of Quantities (ISQ), measured in ampere (A)
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electric current

Summary

electric current is a kind of quantity[1]. It draws 15 Wikipedia views per month (kind_of_quantity category, ranking #10 of 11).[2]

Key Facts

  • electric current's instance of is recorded as kind of quantity[3].
  • electric current's instance of is recorded as ISQ base quantity[4].
  • electric current's GND ID is recorded as 4278564-9[5].
  • electric current's subclass of is recorded as physical quantity[6].
  • electric current's subclass of is recorded as scalar quantity[7].
  • electric current's quantity symbol is recorded as I[8].
  • electric current's quantity symbol is recorded as J[9].
  • electric current's described by source is recorded as IEC 80000-6:2008 Quantities and units—Part 6: Electromagnetism[10].
  • electric current's described by source is recorded as SI Brochure (9th edition): Concise summary[11].
  • electric current's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[12].
  • electric current's described by source is recorded as IEC 80000-6:2022 Quantities and units — Part 6: Electromagnetism[13].
  • electric current's different from is recorded as electric current[14].
  • electric current's has list is recorded as orders of magnitude (current)[15].
  • electric current's defining formula is recorded as I = \frac{\mathrm{d}Q}{\mathrm{d}t}[16].
  • electric current's defining formula is recorded as I = \int_{\mathsf{S}} \boldsymbol{J} \cdot e_{\mathrm{n}} \mathrm{d}A[17].
  • electric current's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/1yg4dbx06[18].
  • electric current's permanent duplicated item is recorded as Q25681579[19].
  • electric current's ISQ dimension is recorded as \mathsf{I}[20].
  • electric current's IUPAC Gold Book ID is recorded as E01927[21].
  • electric current's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[22].
  • electric current's in defining formula is recorded as I[23].
  • electric current's in defining formula is recorded as Q[24].
  • electric current's in defining formula is recorded as t[25].
  • electric current's in defining formula is recorded as \mathsf{S}[26].
  • electric current's in defining formula is recorded as \int_{\mathsf{S}} \boldsymbol{F} \cdot e_{\mathrm{n}} \mathrm{d}A[27].

Why It Matters

electric current draws 15 Wikipedia views per month (kind_of_quantity category, ranking #10 of 11).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . ISO 80000-1:2009 Quantities and units—Part 1: General. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . IEC 80000-6:2022 Quantities and units — Part 6: Electromagnetism. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . IEC 80000-6:2022 Quantities and units — Part 6: Electromagnetism. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . ISO 80000-1:2009 Quantities and units—Part 1: General. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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