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rheostat

device that adjusts magnitude of current in a circuit by changing length
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rheostat

Summary

rheostat ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (93 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • rheostat is a type of resistor[2].
  • rheostat's Commons category is recorded as Rheostats[3].
  • rheostat's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[4].

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Definition and Type

rheostat is a type of resistor[2].

Why It Matters

rheostat ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (93 views/month).[1] rheostat has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[5] rheostat is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[6]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 27d ago · عُثمان · 2026-09-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Subclass of → resistor
    Iev number → 151-13-22
    Described by source → Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P8855]]: 151-13-22, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/102056103|rheostat (#102056103)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/3984|IEC 60050]] #mix'n'ma"
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