farad

SI unit of electric capacitance
Intangible si_unit_with_special_name Q131255
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farad

Summary

farad is a SI unit with special name[1]. farad has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • farad's instance of is recorded as SI unit with special name[3].
  • farad's instance of is recorded as UCUM derived unit[4].
  • farad's instance of is recorded as unit of capacitance[5].
  • farad's measured physical quantity is recorded as capacitance[6].
  • Michael Faraday is named after farad[7].
  • farad's Commons category is recorded as Farad[8].
  • farad's said to be the same as is recorded as second to the fourth power ampere squared per kilogram metre squared[9].
  • farad's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[10].
  • farad's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[11].
  • farad's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12].
  • farad's NCI Thesaurus ID is recorded as C42552[13].
  • farad's conversion to SI unit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q131255', 'amount': '+1'}[14].
  • farad's Wikidata SPARQL query equivalent is recorded as wd:Q131255 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)[15].
  • farad's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[16].
  • farad's unit symbol is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'F'}[17].
  • farad's unit symbol is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Ф'}[18].
  • farad's unit symbol is recorded as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'F'}[19].
  • farad's unit symbol is recorded as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'F'}[20].
  • farad's unit symbol is recorded as {'lang': 'lb', 'text': 'F'}[21].
  • farad's derived from base unit is recorded as kilogram[22].
  • farad's derived from base unit is recorded as metre[23].
  • farad's derived from base unit is recorded as second[24].
  • farad's derived from base unit is recorded as ampere[25].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include SI unit with special name[3], UCUM derived unit[4], and unit of capacitance[5].

Origins

Michael Faraday is named after farad[7].

Why It Matters

farad has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] farad is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . ISO 80000-1: Quantities and units—Part 1: General. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . ISO 80000-1:2009 Quantities and units—Part 1: General. 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] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Logopedia. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . ISO 80000-1:2009 Quantities and units—Part 1: General. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named after Michael Faraday
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    Derived from base unit kilogram, metre, second +1
    Measured physical quantity capacitance
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