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reflectance

capacity of an object to reflect light
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reflectance

Summary

reflectance ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (381 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • reflectance is a type of physical quantity[2].
  • reflectance is a type of dimensionless quantity[3].
  • reflectance's Commons category is recorded as Reflectance[4].
  • reflectance's described by source is recorded as ISO 80000-7:2019 Quantities and units — Part 7: Light and radiation[5].
  • reflectance's different from is recorded as luminous reflectance[6].
  • reflectance's different from is recorded as reflectance factor[7].
  • reflectance's different from is recorded as reflection coefficient[8].
  • reflectance's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[9].
  • reflectance's recommended unit of measurement is recorded as 1[10].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include physical quantity[2] and dimensionless quantity[3].

Why It Matters

reflectance ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (381 views/month).[1] reflectance has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] reflectance is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

References

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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] ↑ . ISO 80000-7:2019 Quantities and units — Part 7: Light and radiation. 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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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). reflectance. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/reflectance
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_reflectance_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{reflectance}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/reflectance}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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  1. 23h ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Recommended unit of measurement → 1
    Subclass of → physical quantity, dimensionless quantity
    Different from → luminous reflectance, reflectance factor, reflection coefficient
    Subclass of → —
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|7 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 38165, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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