ampere
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Summary
ampere is a SI base unit[1]. ampere draws 9,204 Wikipedia views per month (si base unit category, ranking #5 of 7).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: UCUM derived unit[3], unit of electric current[4]
- Measured physical quantity: electric current[5], magnetic scalar potential[6], magnetomotive force[7], magnetic tension[8], current linkage[9]
- Named after: André-Marie Ampère[10]
- Part of: MKSA system of units[11]
- Commons category: Ampere (unit)[12]
- Described by source: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[13], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[14], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[15], The New Student's Reference Work[16]
- NCI Thesaurus ID: C42536[17]
- Different from: Ampère[18], A[19]
- Conversion to SI unit: 1 ampere[20]
- Wikidata SPARQL query equivalent: wd:Q25272 p:P2370/psn:P2370 [wikibase:quantityAmount ?source; wikibase:quantityUnit ?base]. ?item p:P2370/psn:P2370 [wikibase:quantityAmount ?target; wikibase:quantityUnit ?base]. BIND(?source / ?target as ?value)[21]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[22]
- Unit symbol: A[23], А[24]
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Influence
Things named for ampere include ampere hour[25], an unit of electric charge[26]; volt ampere[27], an unit of power[28]; ampere-turn[29], an unit of magnetomotive force[30]; milliampere[31], a SI derived unit[32]; and microampere[33], a SI derived unit[34].
Why It Matters
ampere has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] ampere is known by 62 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]
Entities named for ampere include ampere hour[25], an unit of electric charge[26]; volt ampere[27], an unit of power[28]; ampere-turn[29], an unit of magnetomotive force[30]; milliampere[31], a SI derived unit[32]; and microampere[33], a SI derived unit[34].