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electric potential

Summary

electric potential ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,397 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • electric potential is a type of electric potential (electrodynamics)[2].
  • electric potential is a type of scalar potential[3].
  • electric potential is a type of physical quantity[4].
  • electric potential is a type of scalar quantity[5].
  • electric potential is a type of Q141256417[6].
  • electric potential is a type of physical property[7].
  • electric potential's Commons category is recorded as Electric potential[8].
  • electric potential's described by source is recorded as IEC 80000-6:2008 Quantities and units—Part 6: Electromagnetism[9].
  • electric potential's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[10].
  • electric potential's described by source is recorded as IEC 80000-6:2022 Quantities and units — Part 6: Electromagnetism[11].
  • electric potential's equivalent class is recorded as http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/TXPO_0002420[12].
  • electric potential's different from is recorded as electric potential difference[13].
  • electric potential's different from is recorded as voltage[14].
  • electric potential's different from is recorded as potential[15].
  • electric potential's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[16].
  • electric potential's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[17].
  • electric potential's recommended unit of measurement is recorded as volt[18].
  • electric potential's recommended unit of measurement is recorded as kilogram square metre per cubic second ampere[19].
  • electric potential's P14884 is recorded as 0001464[20].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include electric potential (electrodynamics)[2], scalar potential[3], physical quantity[4], scalar quantity[5], Q141256417[6], and physical property[7].

Why It Matters

electric potential ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,397 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 15d ago · عُثمان · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14884 → 0001464
    Equivalent class → http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/TXPO_0002420
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1709]]: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001464"
  2. 16d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → electric potential (electrodynamics), scalar potential, physical quantity +3
    Equivalent class → http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/TXPO_0002420
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P279]]: [[Q4373292]], разрешение перенаправления / resolving redirect [[Q141187343]] → [[Q4373292]] ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/KrBotResolvingRedirect/Q141187343_Q437"
  3. 28d ago · عُثمان · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Equivalent class → http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/TXPO_0002420
    Subclass of → electric potential (electrodynamics), scalar potential, physical quantity +3
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1709]]: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/TXPO_0002420"
  4. 19w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Different from → electric potential difference, voltage, potential
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
    Recommended unit of measurement → volt, kilogram square metre per cubic second ampere
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007540857605171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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