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United States customary system

system of units of measurement commonly used in the United States
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United States customary system

Summary

United States customary system is a system of units[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of system_of_units entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (736 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • United States customary system's instance of is recorded as system of units[3].
  • United States customary system's part of is recorded as Imperial and US customary measurement systems[4].
  • United States customary system's Commons category is recorded as United States customary units[5].
  • United States customary system's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/07y37[6].
  • United States customary system's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Customary units of measurement in the United States[7].
  • United States customary system's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as science/United-States-Customary-System[8].
  • United States customary system's nickname is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Freedom units'}[9].
  • United States customary system's World of Physics ID is recorded as UnitedStatesSystemofLiquidandDryMeasures[10].
  • United States customary system's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 131568837[11].

Why It Matters

United States customary system ranks in the top 9% of system_of_units entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (736 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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