rad

non-SI unit measuring absorbed dose of ionizing radiation
Intangible ucum_derived_unit Q1052397
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rad

Summary

rad is an UCUM derived unit[1]. rad draws 284 Wikipedia views per month (ucum_derived_unit category, ranking #1 of 3).[2]

Key Facts

  • rad's instance of is recorded as UCUM derived unit[3].
  • rad's instance of is recorded as unit of absorbed dose[4].
  • rad's instance of is recorded as unit of kerma[5].
  • rad's measured physical quantity is recorded as absorbed dose[6].
  • rad's measured physical quantity is recorded as kerma[7].
  • rad's measured physical quantity is recorded as specific energy imparted[8].
  • rad's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04ww9w[9].
  • rad's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as science/rad[10].
  • rad's conversion to SI unit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q190095', 'amount': '+0.01'}[11].
  • rad's QUDT unit ID is recorded as RAD_R[12].
  • rad's Wikidata SPARQL query equivalent is recorded as wd:Q1052397 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)[13].
  • rad's IUPAC Gold Book ID is recorded as R05032[14].
  • rad's unit symbol is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'rad'}[15].
  • rad's unit symbol is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'рад'}[16].
  • rad's World of Physics ID is recorded as Rad[17].
  • rad's UN/CEFACT Common Code is recorded as C80[18].
  • rad's Wolfram Language unit code is recorded as "Rads"[19].
  • rad's UCUM code is recorded as RAD[20].
  • rad's Ontology of units of Measure 2.0 unit ID is recorded as rad[21].
  • rad's IEV number is recorded as 881-12-08[22].
  • rad's Encyclopedia of China is recorded as 75036[23].
  • rad's Encyclopedia of China is recorded as 132781[24].
  • rad's Great Russian Encyclopedia portal ID is recorded as rad-edinitsa-izmereniia-51dcd2[25].
  • rad's QUDT dimension ID is recorded as A0E0L2I0M0H0T-2D0[26].

Why It Matters

rad draws 284 Wikipedia views per month (ucum_derived_unit category, ranking #1 of 3).[2] rad has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] rad is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  7. [9] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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