luminous intensity

luminous flux per solid angle in a given direction
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luminous intensity

Summary

luminous intensity is a kind of quantity[1]. It draws 163 Wikipedia views per month (kind_of_quantity category, ranking #5 of 11).[2]

Key Facts

  • luminous intensity's instance of is recorded as kind of quantity[3].
  • luminous intensity's instance of is recorded as ISQ base quantity[4].
  • luminous intensity is a type of scalar quantity[5].
  • luminous intensity is a type of quantity per solid angle[6].
  • luminous intensity is a type of photometric quantity[7].
  • luminous intensity's described by source is recorded as ISO 80000-7:2019 Quantities and units — Part 7: Light and radiation[8].
  • luminous intensity's described by source is recorded as SI Brochure (9th edition): Concise summary[9].
  • luminous intensity's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[10].
  • luminous intensity's described by source is recorded as Principles governing photometry (2nd edition)[11].
  • luminous intensity's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 4[12].
  • luminous intensity's main Wikidata property is recorded as P3041[13].
  • luminous intensity's different from is recorded as luminosity[14].
  • luminous intensity's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[15].
  • luminous intensity's recommended unit of measurement is recorded as candela[16].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include kind of quantity[3] and ISQ base quantity[4]. Recorded subclass of include scalar quantity[5], quantity per solid angle[6], and photometric quantity[7].

Why It Matters

luminous intensity draws 163 Wikipedia views per month (kind_of_quantity category, ranking #5 of 11).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . ISO 80000-1:2009 Quantities and units—Part 1: General. 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] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . ISO 80000-7:2019 Quantities and units — Part 7: Light and radiation. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). luminous intensity. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/luminous-intensity
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_luminous-intensity_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{luminous intensity}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/luminous-intensity}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 4d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|7 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 18225, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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