Home › Entities › generator › angular momentum

angular momentum

measure of the extent to which an object will continue to rotate in the absence of an applied torque
Thing generator Q161254
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

angular momentum

Summary

angular momentum is a generator[1]. It draws 3,086 Wikipedia views per month (generator category, ranking #1 of 3).[2]

Key Facts

  • angular momentum's instance of is recorded as generator[3].
  • angular momentum's instance of is recorded as physics term[4].
  • angular momentum is a type of physical quantity[5].
  • angular momentum is a type of moment[6].
  • angular momentum is a type of vector quantity[7].
  • angular momentum is a type of pseudovector[8].
  • angular momentum's Commons category is recorded as Angular momentum[9].
  • angular momentum's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Angular momentum[10].
  • angular momentum's described by source is recorded as ISO 80000-4:2006 Quantities and units—Part 4: Mechanics[11].
  • angular momentum's described by source is recorded as ISO 80000-4:2019 Quantities and units — Part 4: Mechanics[12].
  • angular momentum's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/angular-momentum[13].
  • angular momentum's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://physics.stackexchange.com/tags/angular-momentum[14].
  • angular momentum's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[15].
  • angular momentum's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[16].
  • angular momentum's recommended unit of measurement is recorded as kilogram square metre per second[17].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include generator[3] and physics term[4]. Recorded subclass of include physical quantity[5], moment[6], vector quantity[7], and pseudovector[8].

Why It Matters

angular momentum draws 3,086 Wikipedia views per month (generator category, ranking #1 of 3).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 81 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . ISO 80000-4:2019 Quantities and units — Part 4: Mechanics. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). angular momentum. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/angular-momentum
MLA “angular momentum.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/angular-momentum.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_angular-momentum_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{angular momentum}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/angular-momentum}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): angular momentum — https://4ort.xyz/entity/angular-momentum (retrieved 2026-05-03)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/angular-momentum · Last refreshed:

Edit History

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. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Recommended unit of measurement → kilogram square metre per second
    Instance of → generator, physics term
    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject Mathematics
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007294057705171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.