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revolutions per minute

number of rotations around a fixed axis in one minute
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Summary

revolutions per minute is a Q139558350[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of unit_of_measurement entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,145 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • revolutions per minute's instance of is recorded as Q139558350[3].
  • revolutions per minute's measured physical quantity is recorded as rotational speed[4].
  • revolutions per minute's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'RPM'}[5].
  • revolutions per minute's different from is recorded as RPM[6].
  • revolutions per minute's different from is recorded as rounds per minute[7].
  • revolutions per minute's conversion to SI unit is recorded as {'unit': 'reciprocal second', 'amount': '+0.0166667'}[8].
  • revolutions per minute's conversion to standard unit is recorded as {'unit': 'hertz', 'amount': '+0.0166666667'}[9].
  • revolutions per minute's exact match is recorded as https://sigma.ontologyportal.org/sigma/OWL.jsp?kb=SUMO&flang=OWL&term=RevolutionsPerMinute[10].
  • revolutions per minute's Wikidata SPARQL query equivalent is recorded as wd:Q206037 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)[11].
  • revolutions per minute's unit symbol is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'rev/min'}[12].
  • revolutions per minute's unit symbol is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'об./мин'}[13].
  • revolutions per minute's unit symbol is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'r/min'}[14].
  • revolutions per minute's unit symbol is recorded as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'o/min'}[15].
  • revolutions per minute's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[16].

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Definition and Type

revolutions per minute's instance of is recorded as Q139558350[3].

Why It Matters

revolutions per minute ranks in the top 10% of unit_of_measurement entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,145 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 69 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] ↑ . Suggested Upper Merged Ontology. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . 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. 9d ago · عُثمان · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 44
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'ar', 'az', 'be_x_old', 'bg', 'bo', 'ca', 'ckb', 'cs', 'de', 'el', 'en',
    Exact match → https://sigma.ontologyportal.org/sigma/OWL.jsp?kb=SUMO&flang
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Exact match: https://sigma.ontologyportal.org/sigma/OWL.jsp?kb=SUMO&flang=OWL&term=RevolutionsPerMinute"
  2. 23w ago · Stuchalk · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → Q139558350
    Conversion to standard unit → {'unit': 'Q39369', 'amount': '+0.0166666667'}
    Measured physical quantity → rotational speed
    Different from → RPM, rounds per minute
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Instance of: Q139558350"
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