torque
tendency of a force to rotate an object; counterpart of force in rotational systems
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torque
Summary
torque ranks in the top 0.68% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,956 views/month, #527 of 77,819).[1]
Key Facts
- torque is a type of vector quantity[2].
- torque is a type of scalar quantity[3].
- torque is a type of moment[4].
- torque is a type of force[5].
- torque's Commons category is recorded as Torque[6].
- torque's said to be the same as is recorded as Q107294532[7].
- torque's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Torque[8].
- torque's described by source is recorded as ISO 80000-4:2006 Quantities and units—Part 4: Mechanics[9].
- torque's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary[10].
- torque's described by source is recorded as ISO 80000-4:2019 Quantities and units — Part 4: Mechanics[11].
- torque's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[12].
- torque's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[13].
- torque's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[14].
- torque's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[15].
- torque's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 8[16].
- torque's main Wikidata property is recorded as P2230[17].
- torque's equivalent class is recorded as https://www.commoncoreontologies.org/ont00001376[18].
- torque's different from is recorded as moment of force[19].
- torque's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[20].
- torque's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[21].
- torque's recommended unit of measurement is recorded as newton metre[22].
- torque's recommended unit of measurement is recorded as kilogram square metre per square second[23].
- torque's P14870 is recorded as ont00001376[24].
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Definition and Type
Recorded subclass of include vector quantity[2], scalar quantity[3], moment[4], and force[5].
Why It Matters
torque ranks in the top 0.68% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,956 views/month, #527 of 77,819).[1] torque has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] torque is known by 62 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]