pound
unit of mass
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Summary
pound is an unit of mass[1]. pound ranks in the top 1% of unit of mass entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,992 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: UCUM derived unit[3]
- Measured physical quantity: mass[4]
- Named after: libra[5]
- Part of: imperial system of units[6]
- Commons category: Pound (mass)[7]
- Unicode character: ℔[8]
- Described by source: Pauly–Wissowa[9], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10], Otto's encyclopedia[11], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12], The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[13], The New Student's Reference Work[14]
- NCI Thesaurus ID: C48531[15]
- Different from: Liv[16], Pound[17], Pfund[18]
- Conversion to SI unit: 0.45359237[19]
- Conversion to standard unit: 16[20], 0.07142857[21], 0.0004535923[22], 453.5923[23], 2267.962[24], 453592.3[25], 453,592,300[26], 0.0004464286[27], 0.0005[28], 0.01[29], 0.008928571[30], 1.215278[31], 14.58333[32], 291.6666[33]
- Wikidata SPARQL query equivalent: wd:Q100995 p:P2370/psn:P2370 [wikibase:quantityAmount ?source; wikibase:quantityUnit ?base]. ?item p:P2370/psn:P2370 [wikibase:quantityAmount ?target; wikibase:quantityUnit ?base]. BIND(?source / ?target as ?value)[34]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[35]
- Unit symbol: lb[36], #[37], رطل[38]
Body
Influence
Things named for pound include pound sterling[39], a currency[40], in United Kingdom[41] and pound[42].
Why It Matters
pound has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] pound is known by 85 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]
Entities named for pound include pound sterling[39], a currency[40], in United Kingdom[41] and pound[42].