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Scoville scale

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Scoville scale
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Summary

Scoville scale is a measurement scale[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of measurement scale entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24,114 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Discoverer or inventor: Wilbur Scoville[3]
  • Named after: Wilbur Scoville[4]
  • Commons category: Scoville scale[5]
  • Determination method or standard: human subject research project[6]
  • Time of discovery or invention: 1912[7]
  • Main Wikidata property: P2658[8]
  • Measures: concentration[9], pungency[10]

Why It Matters

Scoville scale has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 73 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

Related Entities

Wilbur Scoville

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Artoria2e5 · 2026-10-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Main wikidata property → P2658
    Determination method or standard → human subject research project
    Instance of → —
    Measures → concentration, pungency
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