force

physical influence that tends to cause an object to change motion unless opposed by other forces
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force

Summary

force is a concept in physics[1]. force draws 16,984 Wikipedia views per month (concept_in_physics category, ranking #4 of 23).[2]

Key Facts

  • force's instance of is recorded as concept in physics[3].
  • force is a type of ISQ derived quantity[4].
  • force is a type of vector quantity[5].
  • force is a type of physical quantity[6].
  • force is a type of bound vector[7].
  • force is a type of Q140132661[8].
  • force is a type of process profile[9].
  • force is part of interaction[10].
  • force's Commons category is recorded as Forces (physics)[11].
  • force's quantity symbol is recorded as F[12].
  • force's said to be the same as is recorded as strength[13].
  • force's has cause is recorded as fundamental interaction[14].
  • force's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Force[15].
  • force's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[16].
  • force's described by source is recorded as ISO 80000-4:2006 Quantities and units—Part 4: Mechanics[17].
  • force's described by source is recorded as ISO 80000-4:2019 Quantities and units — Part 4: Mechanics[18].
  • force's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19].
  • force's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[20].
  • force's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[21].
  • force's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://physics.stackexchange.com/tags/forces[22].
  • force's has effect is recorded as interaction[23].
  • force's has characteristic is recorded as orientation[24].
  • force's has characteristic is recorded as scalar magnitude[25].
  • force's has characteristic is recorded as point[26].
  • force's main Wikidata property is recorded as P5708[27].

Body

Definition and Type

force's instance of is recorded as concept in physics[3]. Recorded subclass of include ISQ derived quantity[4], vector quantity[5], physical quantity[6], bound vector[7], Q140132661[8], and process profile[9].

Use and Application

force is part of interaction[10].

Influence

Things named for force include The Force[28], a fictional energy[29] and dyne[30], an unit of force[31].

Why It Matters

force draws 16,984 Wikipedia views per month (concept_in_physics category, ranking #4 of 23).[2] force has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] force is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Entities named for force include The Force[28], a fictional energy[29] and dyne[30], an unit of force[31].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · Andrei Stroe · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 24d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-09-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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