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inductance

property of electrical conductors to oppose changes in current flow
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Summary

inductance ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,197 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: physical quantity[2], scalar quantity[3]
  • Described at URL: https://physics.info/inductance/[4]
  • Described by source: IEC 80000-6:2008 Quantities and units—Part 6: Electromagnetism[5], IEC 80000-6:2022 Quantities and units — Part 6: Electromagnetism[6], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 4[7]
  • Stack Exchange tag: https://physics.stackexchange.com/tags/inductance[8]
  • Different from: electromagnetic induction[9], mutual inductance[10], self-inductance[11]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[12]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics[13]
  • Recommended unit of measurement: henry[14], kilogram square metre per square second square ampere[15]
  • Characteristic of: inductor[16]

Why It Matters

inductance has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] inductance is known by 72 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

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  13. [14] ↑ . IEC 80000-6:2008 Quantities and units—Part 6: Electromagnetism. wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . IEC 80000-6:2022 Quantities and units — Part 6: Electromagnetism. wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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  1. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Recommended unit of measurement → henry, kilogram square metre per square second square ampere
    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject Mathematics
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
    Characteristic of → inductor
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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