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fictitious force

apparent force that acts on all masses whose motion is described using a non-inertial frame of reference, such as a rotating reference frame
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fictitious force

Summary

fictitious force ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,313 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • fictitious force is a type of force[2].
  • fictitious force is a type of body force[3].
  • fictitious force's has cause is recorded as non-inertial reference frame[4].
  • fictitious force's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Fictitious forces[5].
  • fictitious force's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[6].
  • fictitious force's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 4[7].
  • fictitious force's mathematical inverse is recorded as acceleration[8].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include force[2] and body force[3].

Why It Matters

fictitious force ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,313 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 58 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · ~2026-38447-11 · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:Fictitious forces
    Subclass of → force, body force
    Mathematical inverse → acceleration
    Great norwegian encyclopedia id → Treghetskraft
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P4342]]: Treghetskraft"
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