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reactive power

type of electrical power
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reactive power

Summary

reactive power ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (84 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • reactive power is a type of electric power[2].
  • reactive power is a type of physical quantity[3].
  • reactive power is a type of scalar quantity[4].
  • reactive power's Commons category is recorded as Reactive power[5].
  • reactive power is the opposite of active power[6].
  • reactive power's described by source is recorded as IEC 80000-6:2008 Quantities and units—Part 6: Electromagnetism[7].
  • reactive power's described by source is recorded as IEC 80000-6:2022 Quantities and units — Part 6: Electromagnetism[8].
  • reactive power's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[9].
  • reactive power's recommended unit of measurement is recorded as volt ampere[10].
  • reactive power's recommended unit of measurement is recorded as var[11].
  • reactive power's recommended unit of measurement is recorded as kilogram square metre per cubic second[12].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include electric power[2], physical quantity[3], and scalar quantity[4]. reactive power is the opposite of active power[6].

Why It Matters

reactive power ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (84 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [10] ↑ . IEC 80000-6:2008 Quantities and units—Part 6: Electromagnetism. wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . IEC 80000-6:2008 Quantities and units—Part 6: Electromagnetism. wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . IEC 80000-6:2022 Quantities and units — Part 6: Electromagnetism. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Opposite of → active power
    Aliases → —
    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject Mathematics
    Described by source → IEC 80000-6:2008 Quantities and units—Part 6: Electromagnetism, IEC 80000-6:2022 Quantities and units — Part 6: Electromagnetism
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 22054, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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