watt
SI unit of power
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Summary
watt is an unit of power[1]. watt draws 11,994 Wikipedia views per month (unit of power category, ranking #2 of 17).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: SI unit with special name[3], SI derived unit[4]
- Measured physical quantity: radiant flux[5], power[6], electric power[7]
- Named after: James Watt[8]
- Based on: joule[9], second[10]
- Commons category: Watt[11]
- Said to be the same as: joule per second[12], kilogram square metre per cubic second[13]
- Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[14], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[17]
- NCI Thesaurus ID: C42549[18]
- Different from: Watt[19], W[20]
- Conversion to SI unit: 1 watt[21]
- Wikidata SPARQL query equivalent: wd:Q25236 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)[22]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[23]
- Unit symbol: W[24], Вт[25], Vt[26]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics[27]
- Derived from base unit: second[28], metre[29], kilogram[30]
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Influence
Things named for watt include watt-hour[31], an unit of energy[32]; megawatt[33], an unit of power[34]; kilowatt[35], an unit of power[36]; gigawatt[37], an unit of power[38]; and terawatt[39], an unit of power[40].
Why It Matters
watt has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] watt is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]
Entities named for watt include watt-hour[31], an unit of energy[32]; megawatt[33], an unit of power[34]; kilowatt[35], an unit of power[36]; gigawatt[37], an unit of power[38]; and terawatt[39], an unit of power[40].