micro

prefix for measurement unit symbols, denoting a multiple of 10 to the −6th power
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micro

Summary

micro is a SI prefix[1]. micro ranks in the top 4% of si_prefix entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (475 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • micro's instance of is recorded as SI prefix[3].
  • micro's instance of is recorded as UCUM prefix[4].
  • micro's follows is recorded as nano[5].
  • micro's followed by is recorded as milli-[6].
  • micro's Commons category is recorded as Micro[7].
  • micro's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1873-00-00T00:00:00Z[8].
  • micro's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/016l_m[9].
  • micro's numeric value is recorded as {'amount': '+0.000001'}[10].
  • micro's depicted by is recorded as µ[11].
  • micro's described by source is recorded as National Encyclopedia of Uzbekistan[12].
  • micro's different from is recorded as Micro[13].
  • micro's defining formula is recorded as 10^{-6}[14].
  • micro's NE.se ID is recorded as mikro--(måttenhetsprefix)[15].
  • micro's wurvoc.org measure ID is recorded as micro[16].
  • micro's Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID is recorded as mikro[17].
  • micro's Elhuyar ZTH ID is recorded as 058250[18].
  • micro's unit symbol is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'μ'}[19].
  • micro's World of Physics ID is recorded as Mikro[20].
  • micro's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[21].
  • micro's ProofWiki ID is recorded as Definition:Metric_System/Scaling_Prefixes/micro-[22].
  • micro's Wolfram Language unit code is recorded as "Micro"[23].
  • micro's UCUM code is recorded as u[24].
  • micro's IEV number is recorded as 112-02-14[25].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for micro include microampere[26], a SI derived unit[27].

Why It Matters

micro ranks in the top 4% of si_prefix entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (475 views/month).[2] micro has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] micro is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Entities named for micro include microampere[26], a SI derived unit[27].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . ISO 80000-1:2009 Quantities and units—Part 1: General. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . ISO 80000-1:2009 Quantities and units—Part 1: General. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . ISO 80000-1:2009 Quantities and units—Part 1: General. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . 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] . ISO 80000-1:2009 Quantities and units—Part 1: General. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . ISO 80000-1:2009 Quantities and units—Part 1: General. 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.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [26] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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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