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period

smallest temporal unit after which a process repeats
Class type of: period, physical quantity, duration Q2642727

Facts

7 properties
Subclass of
period, physical quantity, duration[1][2][3]
Described by source
ISO 80000-3:2006 Quantities and units — Part 3: Space and time, ISO 80000-3:2019 Quantities and units — Part 3: Space and time, Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 11[4][5][6]
Different from
period[7]
ISQ dimension
\mathsf{T}[8]
Mathematical inverse
frequency[11]
Quantity symbol (LaTeX)
T[9]
Recommended unit of measurement
second[10]
🏷️ Also known as
en period duration en regular interval en temporal period en period ar دور ar الدورات ar دورة ar الدور cs perioda de Periodendauer de Periode el Περίοδος es período fr période temporelle fr durée périodique fr période fr période de temp he זמן מחזור hu periódus hu periódusidő
🔖 Identifiers · 12
GND ID
4258970-8
EAGLE id
dates/lod/8
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
science/period-physics
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/1235qkb1, /g/121n40h6
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
funcio-periodica
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0153371
Great Russian Encyclopedia portal ID
period-kolebanii-c20a1f
IEV number
103-06-01
IUPAC Gold Book ID
P04493
QUDT dimension ID
A0E0L0I0M0H0T1D0
QUDT quantity kind ID
Period
Wolfram Language quantity ID
Period

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🔗 Connections
Subtypes 4
orbital period, rotation period, Eclipse season, slack water
Subclass of 2
physical quantity, period
Different from 1
period
Mathematical inverse 1
frequency
Recommended unit of measurement 1
second
← Different from 1
period
← Has characteristic 1
ultradian rhythm
← Mathematical inverse 1
frequency
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  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . ISO 80000-3:2019 Quantities and units — Part 3: Space and time. wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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