interference

phenomenon in which two coherent waves combine into a resultant wave with greater intensity or lower amplitude
Thing phenomenon Q136980
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interference

Summary

interference is a phenomenon[1]. interference draws 516 Wikipedia views per month (phenomenon category, ranking #34 of 290).[2]

Key Facts

  • interference's video is recorded as Two sources interference.gif[3].
  • interference's video is recorded as Waventerference.gif[4].
  • interference's image is recorded as Interference of two waves.svg[5].
  • interference's instance of is recorded as phenomenon[6].
  • interference's GND ID is recorded as 4162000-8[7].
  • interference's subclass of is recorded as physical law[8].
  • interference's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00564966[9].
  • interference's part of is recorded as physics[10].
  • interference's Commons category is recorded as Interference[11].
  • interference's BNCF Thesaurus ID is recorded as 30806[12].
  • interference's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03x5t[13].
  • interference's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Interference[14].
  • interference's Commons gallery is recorded as Interference[15].
  • interference's described at URL is recorded as https://fiveable.me/introduction-mechanics/unit-10/superposition-interference/study-guide/qaqitALTzQLzbgWS[16].
  • interference's described at URL is recorded as https://evidentscientific.com/en/microscope-resource/knowledge-hub/lightandcolor/interference[17].
  • interference's described at URL is recorded as https://www.tutorchase.com/notes/a-level-ocr/physics/12-3-4-constructive-and-destructive-interference[18].
  • interference's described at URL is recorded as https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugZBrWlHETQ[19].
  • interference's Dewey Decimal Classification is recorded as 535.47[20].
  • interference's Dewey Decimal Classification is recorded as 621.38224[21].
  • interference's PSH ID is recorded as 3143[22].
  • interference's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[23].
  • interference's described by source is recorded as BBC Bitesize[24].
  • interference's described by source is recorded as Khan Academy[25].
  • interference's described by source is recorded as University of Connecticut Department of Physics[26].
  • interference's described by source is recorded as LibreTexts[27].

Why It Matters

interference draws 516 Wikipedia views per month (phenomenon category, ranking #34 of 290).[2] interference has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] interference is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . 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] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · GeertivpBot bot · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of physical law
    Part of physics
    Instance of
    Topic's main category Category:Interference
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