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hertz

SI unit of frequency
Intangible si_unit_with_special_name Q39369
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hertz

Summary

hertz is a SI unit with special name[1]. hertz ranks in the top 10% of si_unit_with_special_name entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,668 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • hertz's instance of is recorded as SI unit with special name[3].
  • hertz's instance of is recorded as UCUM derived unit[4].
  • hertz's instance of is recorded as unit of frequency[5].
  • hertz's instance of is recorded as unit of call intensity[6].
  • hertz's measured physical quantity is recorded as frequency[7].
  • Heinrich Hertz is named after hertz[8].
  • hertz's Commons category is recorded as Hertz[9].
  • hertz's said to be the same as is recorded as cycle per second[10].
  • hertz's Unicode character is recorded as ㎐[11].
  • hertz's described by source is recorded as ISO 80000-3:2006 Quantities and units — Part 3: Space and time[12].
  • hertz's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[13].
  • hertz's conversion to SI unit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q39369', 'amount': '+1'}[14].
  • hertz's Wikidata SPARQL query equivalent is recorded as wd:Q39369 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].
  • hertz's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[16].
  • hertz's unit symbol is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Hz'}[17].
  • hertz's unit symbol is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Гц'}[18].
  • hertz's unit symbol is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Hz'}[19].
  • hertz's unit symbol is recorded as {'lang': 'tg', 'text': 'Ҳтс'}[20].
  • hertz's unit symbol is recorded as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'Hz'}[21].
  • hertz's unit symbol is recorded as {'lang': 'bg', 'text': 'Hz'}[22].
  • hertz's unit symbol is recorded as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'Hz'}[23].
  • hertz's unit symbol is recorded as {'lang': 'lb', 'text': 'Hz'}[24].
  • hertz's derived from base unit is recorded as second[25].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include SI unit with special name[3], UCUM derived unit[4], unit of frequency[5], and unit of call intensity[6].

Origins

Heinrich Hertz is named after hertz[8].

Why It Matters

hertz ranks in the top 10% of si_unit_with_special_name entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,668 views/month).[2] hertz has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] hertz is known by 52 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

Related Entities

Heinrich Hertz

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . SI Brochure (9th edition). wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . ISO 80000-1:2009 Quantities and units—Part 1: General. 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] ↑ . 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] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . 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. 11d ago · MarisDreshmanisBot bot · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Measured physical quantity → frequency
    Great russian encyclopedia online id (2017) → 2356085
    Instance of → —
    Named after → Heinrich Hertz
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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