specific energy

physical quantity representing energy content per unit mass
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specific energy

Summary

specific energy ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (77 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • specific energy is a type of specific quantity[2].
  • specific energy is a type of physical quantity[3].
  • specific energy's described by source is recorded as ISO 80000-5:2007 Quantities and units — Part 5: Thermodynamics[4].
  • specific energy's described by source is recorded as ISO 80000-5:2019 Quantities and units — Part 5: Thermodynamics[5].
  • specific energy's described by source is recorded as Taylor & Francis Online[6].
  • specific energy's different from is recorded as energy density[7].
  • specific energy's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[8].
  • specific energy's recommended unit of measurement is recorded as joule per kilogram[9].
  • specific energy's recommended unit of measurement is recorded as square metre per square second[10].

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Definition and Type

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

Why It Matters

specific energy ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (77 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 34 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] ↑ . ISO 80000-5:2019 Quantities and units — Part 5: Thermodynamics. wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . ISO 80000-5:2019 Quantities and units — Part 5: Thermodynamics. 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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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 16h ago · عُثمان · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wurvoc.org measure id → Specific_energy, Specific_energy_imparted
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'ca', 'da', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fr', 'hi', 'id', 'ja', 'ko', 'ms', 'sl', '
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P3328]]: Specific_energy_imparted, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1791116662712"
  2. 26d ago · عُثمان · 2026-09-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Recommended unit of measurement → joule per kilogram, square metre per square second
    Subclass of → —
    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject Mathematics
    Different from → energy density
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1417]]: science/energy-density, Moving to [[Q828402]]"
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