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thermostat

component which maintains a setpoint temperature
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thermostat

Summary

thermostat ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,298 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • thermostat is credited with the discovery of Warren Seymour Johnson[2].
  • thermostat is a type of home appliance[3].
  • thermostat is a type of servomechanism[4].
  • thermostat is a type of HVAC control system[5].
  • thermostat is used for temperature control[6].
  • thermostat's Commons category is recorded as Thermostats[7].
  • thermostat comprises bimetallic strip[8].
  • thermostat's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work[9].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include home appliance[3], servomechanism[4], and HVAC control system[5].

Use and Application

thermostat is used for temperature control[6]. thermostat comprises bimetallic strip[8].

Why It Matters

thermostat ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,298 views/month).[1] thermostat has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] thermostat is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 24d ago · Ksn.kenny · 2026-09-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National library of spain spmabn id (bne v1.0) → XX543592
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P950]]: XX543592"
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