length

Summary

length is a kind of quantity^[1]. length has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• length's instance of is recorded as kind of quantity^[3].
• length's instance of is recorded as ISQ base quantity^[4].
• length was followed by area^[5].
• length is a type of scalar quantity^[6].
• length is a type of geometric measure^[7].
• length is a type of distance^[8].
• length's Commons category is recorded as Length^[9].
• length's quantity symbol is recorded as L^[10].
• length's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Length^[11].
• length's Commons gallery is recorded as Length^[12].
• length's described by source is recorded as ISO 80000-3:2006 Quantities and units — Part 3: Space and time^[13].
• length's described by source is recorded as ISO 80000-3:2019 Quantities and units — Part 3: Space and time^[14].
• length's described by source is recorded as SI Brochure (9th edition): Concise summary^[15].
• length's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://physics.stackexchange.com/tags/length^[16].
• length's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://gis.stackexchange.com/tags/length^[17].
• length's has characteristic is recorded as unit of length^[18].
• length's main Wikidata property is recorded as P2043^[19].
• length's NCI Thesaurus ID is recorded as C25334^[20].
• length's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[21].
• length's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics^[22].
• length's recommended unit of measurement is recorded as metre^[23].
• length's mathematical inverse is recorded as reciprocal length^[24].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include kind of quantity^[3] and ISQ base quantity^[4]. Recorded subclass of include scalar quantity^[6], geometric measure^[7], and distance^[8].

Influence

Things named for length include Cerambycidae^[25], a taxon^[26]; Long War^[27], a war^[28]; Dlouhá Třebová^[29], a municipality of the Czech Republic^[30], in Czech Republic^[31]; Dlouhá Lhota^[32], a municipality of the Czech Republic^[33], in Czech Republic^[34]; Dlouhá Stráň^[35], a municipality of the Czech Republic^[36], in Czech Republic^[37]; Dlouhá Brtnice^[38], a municipality of the Czech Republic^[39], in Czech Republic^[40]; Dlouhá Ves^[41], a municipality of the Czech Republic^[42], in Czech Republic^[43]; and Krátká^[44], a former entity^[45], in Czech Republic^[46].

Why It Matters

length has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] length is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[47]

Entities named for length include Cerambycidae^[25], a taxon^[26]; Long War^[27], a war^[28]; Dlouhá Třebová^[29], a municipality of the Czech Republic^[30], in Czech Republic^[31]; Dlouhá Lhota^[32], a municipality of the Czech Republic^[33], in Czech Republic^[34]; Dlouhá Stráň^[35], a municipality of the Czech Republic^[36], in Czech Republic^[37]; and Dlouhá Brtnice^[38], a municipality of the Czech Republic^[39], in Czech Republic^[40].