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scale height

distance over which a quantity decreases by a factor of e; for a planetary atmosphere, the distance over which pressure drops by that factor
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Summary

scale height ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,116 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • scale height is a type of distance[2].
  • scale height's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[3].

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Definition and Type

scale height is a type of distance[2].

Why It Matters

scale height ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,116 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[4] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[5]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). scale height. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/scale-height
MLA “scale height.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 18 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/scale-height.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_scale-height_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{scale height}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/scale-height}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-18}}
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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. 5w ago · عُثمان · 2026-09-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → distance
    Aliases → —
    Wurvoc.org measure id → Scale_height
    Subclass of → —
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Wurvoc.org measure id: Scale_height, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/14009267|scale height (#14009267)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/281|Wurvoc.org uni"
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