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thermal efficiency

performance measure of a device that uses thermal energy, expressed as the ratio of work done over thermal energy used
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thermal efficiency

Summary

thermal efficiency ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (535 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • thermal efficiency is a type of dimensionless quantity[2].
  • thermal efficiency is a type of energy efficiency[3].
  • thermal efficiency's described by source is recorded as ISO 80000-5:2019 Quantities and units — Part 5: Thermodynamics[4].
  • thermal efficiency's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[5].
  • thermal efficiency's recommended unit of measurement is recorded as 1[6].

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Definition and Type

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

Why It Matters

thermal efficiency ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (535 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . ISO 80000-5:2019 Quantities and units — Part 5: Thermodynamics. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Described by source → ISO 80000-5:2019 Quantities and units — Part 5: Thermodynamics
    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject Mathematics
    Subclass of → dimensionless quantity, energy efficiency
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|9 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 10726, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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