pound

Summary

pound is an unit of mass^[1]. pound ranks in the top 1% of unit_of_mass entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,671 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• pound's instance of is recorded as unit of mass^[3].
• pound's instance of is recorded as UCUM derived unit^[4].
• pound's measured physical quantity is recorded as mass^[5].
• libra is named after pound^[6].
• pound is part of imperial system of units^[7].
• pound's Commons category is recorded as Pound (mass)^[8].
• pound's Unicode character is recorded as ℔^[9].
• pound's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa^[10].
• pound's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[11].
• pound's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia^[12].
• pound's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[13].
• pound's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge^[14].
• pound's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work^[15].
• pound's NCI Thesaurus ID is recorded as C48531^[16].
• pound's different from is recorded as Liv^[17].
• pound's different from is recorded as Pound^[18].
• pound's different from is recorded as Pfund^[19].
• pound's conversion to SI unit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+0.45359237'}^[20].
• pound's conversion to standard unit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q48013', 'amount': '+16'}^[21].
• pound's conversion to standard unit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1131660', 'amount': '+0.07142857'}^[22].
• pound's conversion to standard unit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q191118', 'amount': '+0.0004535923'}^[23].
• pound's conversion to standard unit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q41803', 'amount': '+453.5923'}^[24].
• pound's conversion to standard unit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q261247', 'amount': '+2267.962'}^[25].
• pound's conversion to standard unit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3241121', 'amount': '+453592.3'}^[26].
• pound's conversion to standard unit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1645498', 'amount': '+453592300'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include unit of mass^[3] and UCUM derived unit^[4].

Origins

libra is named after pound^[6].

Use and Application

pound is part of imperial system of units^[7].

Influence

Things named for pound include pound sterling^[28], a currency^[29], in United Kingdom^[30] and pound^[31].

Why It Matters

pound ranks in the top 1% of unit_of_mass entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,671 views/month).^[2] pound has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] pound is known by 61 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]

Entities named for pound include pound sterling^[28], a currency^[29], in United Kingdom^[30] and pound^[31].