electrical resistance
opposition to the passage of an electric current
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Summary
electrical resistance ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,492 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: physical quantity[2], scalar quantity[3]
- Part of: impedance[4]
- Commons category: Electrical resistance[5]
- Quantity symbol (string): R[6]
- Opposite of: electrical conductance[7]
- Topic's main category: Category:Electrical resistance[8]
- Facet of: Ohm's law[9]
- Described by source: IEC 80000-6:2008 Quantities and units—Part 6: Electromagnetism[10], IEC 80000-6:2022 Quantities and units — Part 6: Electromagnetism[11], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[12]
- Has characteristic: inverse proportionality[13]
- Different from: electrical resistivity[14], resistance to alternating current[15]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[16]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics[17]
- Recommended unit of measurement: ohm[18], kilogram square metre per cubic second square ampere[19]
- P14541: 1tikyh[20]
- P14852: 0000067[21]
Why It Matters
electrical resistance has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 98 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]