kilogram
metric unit of mass
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kilogram
Summary
kilogram is a SI base unit[1]. kilogram draws 8,357 Wikipedia views per month (si_base_unit category, ranking #6 of 7).[2]
Key Facts
- kilogram's instance of is recorded as SI base unit[3].
- kilogram's instance of is recorded as unit of mass[4].
- kilogram's instance of is recorded as coherent SI unit[5].
- kilogram's measured physical quantity is recorded as mass[6].
- kilogram's measured physical quantity is recorded as mass excess[7].
- kilogram's measured physical quantity is recorded as rest mass[8].
- kilo- is named after kilogram[9].
- gram is named after kilogram[10].
- kilogram is part of MKS system of units[11].
- kilogram is part of International System of Units[12].
- kilogram's Commons category is recorded as Kilogram[13].
- kilogram's determination method or standard is recorded as formula[14].
- kilogram's Unicode character is recorded as ㎏[15].
- kilogram's described by source is recorded as SI Brochure (9th edition)[16].
- kilogram's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[17].
- kilogram's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18].
- kilogram's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19].
- kilogram's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5[20].
- kilogram's replaces is recorded as grave[21].
- kilogram's NCI Thesaurus ID is recorded as C28252[22].
- kilogram's short name is recorded as kg[23].
- kilogram's short name is recorded as kg[24].
- kilogram's short name is recorded as kg[25].
- kilogram's short name is recorded as կգ[26].
- kilogram's short name is recorded as кг[27].
Body
Definition and Type
Recorded instance of include SI base unit[3], unit of mass[4], and coherent SI unit[5].
Origins
Things named after include kilo-[9], a SI prefix[28] and gram[10], an unit of mass[29].
Use and Application
Part of include MKS system of units[11], a system of units[30] and International System of Units[12], an international standard[31].
Why It Matters
kilogram draws 8,357 Wikipedia views per month (si_base_unit category, ranking #6 of 7).[2] kilogram has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] kilogram is known by 64 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]