mile per hour

unit of speed
Intangible unit_of_speed Q211256
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mile per hour

Summary

mile per hour is an unit of speed[1]. It draws 270 Wikipedia views per month (unit_of_speed category, ranking #3 of 7).[2]

Key Facts

  • mile per hour's instance of is recorded as unit of speed[3].
  • mile per hour's measured physical quantity is recorded as velocity[4].
  • mile per hour's measured physical quantity is recorded as speed[5].
  • mile per hour's Commons category is recorded as Miles per hour[6].
  • mile per hour's described by source is recorded as ISO 80000-3:2006 Quantities and units — Part 3: Space and time[7].
  • mile per hour's used by is recorded as jurisdictions using mile per hour for road traffic[8].
  • mile per hour's used by is recorded as jurisdictions using mile per hour on their rail system[9].
  • mile per hour's conversion to SI unit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q182429', 'amount': '+0.44704'}[10].
  • mile per hour's conversion to standard unit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q180154', 'amount': '+1.609343'}[11].
  • mile per hour's Wikidata SPARQL query equivalent is recorded as wd:Q211256 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)[12].
  • mile per hour's unit symbol is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'mph'}[13].
  • mile per hour's unit symbol is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'ميل/س'}[14].
  • mile per hour's unit symbol is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'mi/h'}[15].
  • mile per hour's derived from base unit is recorded as mile[16].
  • mile per hour's derived from base unit is recorded as hour[17].

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Definition and Type

mile per hour's instance of is recorded as unit of speed[3].

Use and Application

Recorded used by include jurisdictions using mile per hour for road traffic[8] and jurisdictions using it on their rail system[9].

Why It Matters

mile per hour draws 270 Wikipedia views per month (unit_of_speed category, ranking #3 of 7).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 74 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . ISO 80000-3:2006 Quantities and units — Part 3: Space and time. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . ISO 80000-3:2006 Quantities and units — Part 3: Space and time. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . ISO 80000-3:2006 Quantities and units — Part 3: Space and time. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . ISO 80000-3:2006 Quantities and units — Part 3: Space and time. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . ISO 80000-3:2006 Quantities and units — Part 3: Space and time. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · YoshiRulz · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Derived from base unit mile, hour
    Used by jurisdictions using mile per hour for road traffic, jurisdictions using mile per hour on their rail system
    Unit symbol {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'mph'}, {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'ميل/س'}, {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'mi/h'}
    Described by source ISO 80000-3:2006 Quantities and units — Part 3: Space and time
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P5061]]: mph"
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