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rod

unit of length
Intangible obsolete_unit_of_length Q1165588
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Summary

rod is an obsolete unit of length[1]. rod draws 421 Wikipedia views per month (obsolete_unit_of_length category, ranking #4 of 11).[2]

Key Facts

  • rod's instance of is recorded as obsolete unit of length[3].
  • rod's instance of is recorded as English unit of measurement[4].
  • rod's measured physical quantity is recorded as length[5].
  • rod is a type of unit of length[6].
  • rod is part of Imperial and US customary measurement systems[7].
  • rod's Commons category is recorded as Rute (unit of length)[8].
  • rod's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Rute (unit of length)[9].
  • rod's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10].
  • rod's different from is recorded as rod[11].
  • rod's different from is recorded as British Imperial rod[12].
  • rod's conversion to SI unit is recorded as {'unit': 'metre', 'amount': '+5.0292'}[13].
  • rod's conversion to standard unit is recorded as {'unit': 'chain', 'amount': '+0.25'}[14].
  • rod's conversion to standard unit is recorded as {'unit': 'furlong', 'amount': '+0.025'}[15].
  • rod's Wikidata SPARQL query equivalent is recorded as wd:Q1165588 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)[16].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include obsolete unit of length[3] and English unit of measurement[4]. rod is a type of unit of length[6].

Use and Application

rod is part of Imperial and US customary measurement systems[7].

Why It Matters

rod draws 421 Wikipedia views per month (obsolete_unit_of_length category, ranking #4 of 11).[2] rod has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] rod is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  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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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). rod. Retrieved October 13, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/rod
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Edit History

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. 22w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Part of → —
    Conversion to si unit → {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+5.0292'}
    Conversion to standard unit → {'unit': 'Q552299', 'amount': '+0.25'}, {'unit': 'Q494083', 'amount': '+0.025'}
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ Different from: rod, разрешение перенаправления / resolving redirect rod → rod ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/KrBotResolvingRedirect/Q61793198_Q12"
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