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electric power

rate at which electrical energy is transferred by an electric circuit
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Summary

electric power ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,147 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: power[2]
  • Commons category: Electrical power[3]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Electric power[4]
  • Described at URL: https://phys.libretexts.org/Courses/Skyline/Survey_of_Physics/08%3A_Electric_Current_and_Resistance/8.05%3A_20.4_Electric_Power_and_Energy[5]
  • Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[6], BBC Bitesize[7], HyperPhysics[8], SparkFun Electronics[9], LibreTexts[10], Khan Academy[11], OpenStax[12], mathisfun.com[13], New World Encyclopedia[14]
  • Different from: power engineering[15]
  • Uses: electrical energy[16]
  • Recommended unit of measurement: watt[17]

Why It Matters

electric power has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

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

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  1. 15w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → electric-power
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: electric-power, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289928838|electric power (#289928838)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's "
  2. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → power engineering
    Local thumb → —
    Uses → electrical energy
    Subclass of → power
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|7 */ Yso id: 1213, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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