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kilobit per second

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Intangible data_rate_unit Q2269250
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kilobit per second

Summary

kilobit per second is a data-rate unit[1]. It draws 7 Wikipedia views per month (data_rate_unit category, ranking #4 of 4).[2]

Key Facts

  • kilobit per second's instance of is recorded as data-rate unit[3].
  • kilobit per second's instance of is recorded as unit of binary digit rate[4].
  • kilobit per second's measured physical quantity is recorded as data transfer rate[5].
  • kilobit per second's measured physical quantity is recorded as information rate[6].
  • kilobit per second's measured physical quantity is recorded as bit rate[7].
  • kilobit per second's different from is recorded as kibibit per second[8].
  • kilobit per second's different from is recorded as kilobyte per second[9].
  • kilobit per second's conversion to standard unit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q549389', 'amount': '+1000'}[10].
  • kilobit per second's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/121w1grf[11].
  • kilobit per second's QUDT unit ID is recorded as KiloBIT-PER-SEC[12].
  • kilobit per second's Wikidata SPARQL query equivalent is recorded as wd:Q2269250 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)[13].
  • kilobit per second's unit symbol is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'kb/s'}[14].
  • kilobit per second's unit symbol is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'кб/с'}[15].
  • kilobit per second's unit symbol is recorded as {'lang': 'he', 'text': 'קסל"ש'}[16].
  • kilobit per second's UN/CEFACT Common Code is recorded as C74[17].
  • kilobit per second's Wolfram Language unit code is recorded as "Kilobits"/"Seconds"[18].
  • kilobit per second's UCUM code is recorded as kbit/s[19].
  • kilobit per second's IATE entry ID is recorded as 1695924[20].
  • kilobit per second's QUDT dimension ID is recorded as A0E0L0I0M0H0T-1D0[21].

Why It Matters

kilobit per second draws 7 Wikipedia views per month (data_rate_unit category, ranking #4 of 4).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · Stuchalk · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Conversion to standard unit → {'unit': 'Q549389', 'amount': '+1000'}
    Measured physical quantity → data transfer rate, information rate, bit rate
    Instance of → —
    Different from → kibibit per second, kilobyte per second
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P2370]]: 1,000 reciprocal second"
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