backscatter

reflection of waves, particles, or signals back to the approximate direction from which they came
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backscatter

Summary

backscatter is a physical phenomenon[1]. backscatter draws 74 Wikipedia views per month (physical_phenomenon category, ranking #69 of 138).[2]

Key Facts

  • backscatter's image is recorded as Backscatter on Resciesa Val Gardena.jpg[3].
  • backscatter's instance of is recorded as physical phenomenon[4].
  • backscatter's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85010803[5].
  • backscatter's subclass of is recorded as scattering[6].
  • backscatter's subclass of is recorded as diffusion[7].
  • backscatter's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03jh_p[8].
  • backscatter's Art & Architecture Thesaurus ID is recorded as 300224901[9].
  • backscatter's Quora topic ID is recorded as Backscattering[10].
  • backscatter's JSTOR topic ID is recorded as backscattering[11].
  • backscatter's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 144743798[12].
  • backscatter's National Library of Israel J9U ID is recorded as 987007284501005171[13].
  • backscatter's MetaSat ID is recorded as backscatter[14].
  • backscatter's IEV number is recorded as 881-03-20[15].
  • backscatter's Yale LUX ID is recorded as concept/c19d70c3-84ac-4402-8d3b-8172b2786e65[16].

Why It Matters

backscatter draws 74 Wikipedia views per month (physical_phenomenon category, ranking #69 of 138).[2] backscatter has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] backscatter is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

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] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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