oersted

unit of magnetic field strength in the CGS system of units
Intangible unit_of_magnetic_field_strength Q844976
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Summary

oersted is an unit of magnetic field strength[1]. oersted draws 195 Wikipedia views per month (unit_of_magnetic_field_strength category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]

Key Facts

  • oersted's instance of is recorded as unit of magnetic field strength[3].
  • oersted's instance of is recorded as UCUM derived unit[4].
  • oersted's measured physical quantity is recorded as magnetic field strength[5].
  • Hans Christian Ørsted is named after oersted[6].
  • oersted is part of electromagnetic unit system[7].
  • oersted is part of Gaussian units[8].
  • oersted's NCI Thesaurus ID is recorded as C68917[9].
  • oersted's conversion to SI unit is recorded as {'amount': '+79.577471545947667884441881686257181017229822870228224373833672029448398817113267545056901383126542978036421363378979018446456'}[10].
  • oersted's unit symbol is recorded as Oe[11].
  • oersted's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[12].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include unit of magnetic field strength[3] and UCUM derived unit[4].

Origins

Hans Christian Ørsted is named after oersted[6].

Use and Application

Part of include electromagnetic unit system[7], a system of units[13] and Gaussian units[8], a system of units[14].

Why It Matters

oersted draws 195 Wikipedia views per month (unit_of_magnetic_field_strength category, ranking #1 of 1).[2] oersted has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] oersted is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [13] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [14] ↑ . 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. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · عُثمان · 2026-09-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wurvoc.org measure id → oersted
    Instance of → unit of magnetic field strength, UCUM derived unit
    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject Mathematics
    Instance of → —
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Wurvoc.org measure id: oersted, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/14008928|oersted (#14008928)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/281|Wurvoc.org units]] #mix'"
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