lux

SI unit of illuminance
Intangible si_derived_unit Q179836
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Summary

lux is a SI derived unit[1]. lux draws 855 Wikipedia views per month (si_derived_unit category, ranking #5 of 23).[2]

Key Facts

  • lux's image is recorded as Lux meter.jpg[3].
  • lux's instance of is recorded as SI derived unit[4].
  • lux's instance of is recorded as unit of illuminance[5].
  • lux's instance of is recorded as SI unit with special name[6].
  • lux's instance of is recorded as UCUM derived unit[7].
  • lux's measured physical quantity is recorded as illuminance[8].
  • lux's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/014fpz[9].
  • lux's Art & Architecture Thesaurus ID is recorded as 300266202[10].
  • lux's OmegaWiki Defined Meaning is recorded as 341601[11].
  • lux's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0120702[12].
  • lux's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[13].
  • lux's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[14].
  • lux's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as science/lux[15].
  • lux's conversion to SI unit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q179836', 'amount': '+1'}[16].
  • lux's conversion to standard unit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q901492', 'amount': '+0.0001'}[17].
  • lux's defining formula is recorded as 1 \text{lx} = 1 \frac{\text{lm}}{\text{m}^2}[18].
  • lux's QUDT unit ID is recorded as LUX[19].
  • lux's NE.se ID is recorded as lux[20].
  • lux's wurvoc.org measure ID is recorded as lux[21].
  • lux's Wikidata SPARQL query equivalent is recorded as wd:Q179836 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)[22].
  • lux's Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID is recorded as lux[23].
  • lux's IUPAC Gold Book ID is recorded as L03651[24].
  • lux's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[25].
  • lux's unit symbol is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'lx'}[26].
  • lux's unit symbol is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'лк'}[27].

Why It Matters

lux draws 855 Wikipedia views per month (si_derived_unit category, ranking #5 of 23).[2] lux has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] lux is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

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] . ISO 80000-1:2009 Quantities and units—Part 1: General. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Freebase Data Dumps. 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] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Logopedia. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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