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power factor

ratio of active power to apparent power in an AC electrical system
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power factor

Summary

power factor ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,492 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • power factor is a type of index number[2].
  • power factor is a type of power ratio[3].
  • power factor's facet of is recorded as alternating current[4].
  • power factor's facet of is recorded as AC power[5].
  • power factor's described by source is recorded as IEC 80000-6:2008 Quantities and units—Part 6: Electromagnetism[6].
  • power factor's described by source is recorded as IEC 80000-6:2022 Quantities and units — Part 6: Electromagnetism[7].
  • power factor's studied by is recorded as power engineering[8].
  • power factor's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[9].
  • power factor's recommended unit of measurement is recorded as 1[10].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include index number[2] and power ratio[3].

Why It Matters

power factor ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,492 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

Related Entities

power engineering

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  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] ↑ . IEC 80000-6:2008 Quantities and units—Part 6: Electromagnetism. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject Mathematics
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → index number, power ratio
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007535929405171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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