kilogram

Summary

kilogram is a SI base unit^[1]. kilogram draws 2,616 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 short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'kg'}^[22].
• kilogram's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'pap', 'text': 'kg'}^[23].
• kilogram's different from is recorded as kilogram-force^[24].
• kilogram's conversion to SI unit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+1'}^[25].
• kilogram's conversion to standard unit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q41803', 'amount': '+1000'}^[26].
• kilogram's Wikidata SPARQL query equivalent is recorded as wd:Q11570 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)^[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 2,616 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 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]