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electric reactance

a circuit element's opposition to changes in electric current due to its inductance or capacitance
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electric reactance

Summary

electric reactance ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (935 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • electric reactance is a type of physical quantity[2].
  • electric reactance is part of impedance[3].
  • electric reactance is the opposite of susceptance[4].
  • electric reactance's described by source is recorded as IEC 80000-6:2008 Quantities and units—Part 6: Electromagnetism[5].
  • electric reactance's described by source is recorded as IEC 80000-6:2022 Quantities and units — Part 6: Electromagnetism[6].
  • electric reactance's described by source is recorded as Oxford English Dictionary[7].
  • electric reactance's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[8].
  • electric reactance's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[9].
  • electric reactance's recommended unit of measurement is recorded as ohm[10].
  • electric reactance's recommended unit of measurement is recorded as kilogram square metre per cubic second square ampere[11].

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Definition and Type

electric reactance is a type of physical quantity[2]. It is the opposite of susceptance[4].

Use and Application

electric reactance is part of impedance[3].

Why It Matters

electric reactance ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (935 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [10] ↑ . IEC 80000-6:2008 Quantities and units—Part 6: Electromagnetism. wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . IEC 80000-6:2022 Quantities and units — Part 6: Electromagnetism. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Recommended unit of measurement → ohm, kilogram square metre per cubic second square ampere
    Part of → impedance
    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject Mathematics
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007563239905171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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