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electrolytic capacitor

polarized capacitor whose anode is made of a metal that forms an insulating oxide layer through anodization
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electrolytic capacitor

Summary

electrolytic capacitor ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (778 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • electrolytic capacitor is credited with the discovery of Karol Pollak[2].
  • electrolytic capacitor is a type of capacitor[3].
  • electrolytic capacitor's Commons category is recorded as Electrolytic capacitors[4].
  • electrolytic capacitor's described at URL is recorded as https://taylorandfrancis.com/knowledge/Engineering_and_technology/Power_%26_energy/Electrolytic_capacitor/[5].

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Definition and Type

electrolytic capacitor is a type of capacitor[3].

Why It Matters

electrolytic capacitor ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (778 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

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  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Discoverer or inventor → Karol Pollak
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → capacitor
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007283356905171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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