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magnetic moment

product of the electric current through a loop, the area enclosed by the loop and the unit vector perpendicular to the loop
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magnetic moment

Summary

magnetic moment ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,033 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • magnetic moment is a type of physical quantity[2].
  • magnetic moment is a type of vector quantity[3].
  • magnetic moment is a type of moment[4].
  • magnetic moment is a type of additive quantity[5].
  • magnetic moment's described by source is recorded as IEC 80000-6:2008 Quantities and units—Part 6: Electromagnetism[6].
  • magnetic moment's described by source is recorded as IEC 80000-6:2022 Quantities and units — Part 6: Electromagnetism[7].
  • magnetic moment's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[8].
  • magnetic moment's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 7[9].
  • magnetic moment's main Wikidata property is recorded as P2069[10].
  • magnetic moment's different from is recorded as magnetic dipole moment[11].
  • magnetic moment's different from is recorded as magnetic dipole moment[12].
  • magnetic moment's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[13].
  • magnetic moment's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[14].
  • magnetic moment's recommended unit of measurement is recorded as ampere square metre[15].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include physical quantity[2], vector quantity[3], moment[4], and additive quantity[5].

Why It Matters

magnetic moment ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,033 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . IEC 80000-6:2008 Quantities and units—Part 6: Electromagnetism. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Main wikidata property → P2069
    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject Mathematics
    Different from → magnetic dipole moment, magnetic dipole moment
    Subclass of → —
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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