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physical constant

physical quantity that is generally believed to be both universal in nature and constant in time
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Summary

physical constant ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,233 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: constant[2], physical quantity[3]
  • Has use: unit of measurement[4]
  • Commons category: Physical constants[5]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Physical constants[6]
  • Topic has template: Template:Infobox physical constant[7]
  • Equivalent class: https://w3id.org/pmd/co/PMD_0020098[8]
  • NCI Thesaurus ID: C67361[9]
  • Different from: constant[10]

Why It Matters

physical constant has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 86 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  7. [8] ↑ . Q141572184. wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 13d ago · عُثمان · 2026-10-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 72
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'ar', 'az', 'bar', 'be', 'be_x_old', 'bg', 'bn', 'bs', 'ca', 'ckb', 'cs',
    Equivalent class → https://w3id.org/pmd/co/PMD_0020098
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Equivalent class: https://w3id.org/pmd/co/PMD_0020098"
  2. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has use → unit of measurement
    Different from → constant
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → constant, physical quantity
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|8 */ Yso id: 38865, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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