Wikidata:Property proposal/Number of active electronic terminals
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Number of active electronic terminals.
[edit]Originally proposed at Wikidata:Property proposal/Natural science
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Description | Many electronic components and basic circuits are characterized by the (minimum) number of active electronic terminals. To make an electrical circuit, the minimum number of active electronic terminals are two. E.g. en:triode have three, en:diode has two, en:transistors typically has three; but also exist with four (en:tetrode transistor), en:resistor has two, en:octode has eight, en:Neon lamp has two. |
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Represents | electrical terminal (Q182610) |
Data type | Quantity |
Allowed values | 2, 3, 4, ..., minimum 2, minimum 3,... |
Example 1 | diode (Q11656) → 2 |
Example 2 | resistor (Q5321) → 2 |
Example 3 | transistor (Q5339) → minimum 3 |
Example 4 | octode (Q2639059) → 8 |
Example 5 | tunnel diode (Q176235) → 2 |
Example 6 | light-emitting diode (Q25504) → 2 |
Example 7 | lambda diode (Q1801327) → 2 |
Example 8 | autotransformer (Q565668) → minimum 3 |
Example 9 | transformer (Q11658) → minimum 4 |
Example 10 | gyrator (Q677197) → 4 |
Example 11 | TRIAC (Q221499) → 3 |
Example 12 | Monolithic microwave integrated circuit (Q1945036) → minimum 3 |
Example 13 | RF transmission line (Q693004) → 4 |
Example 14 | relay (Q174053) → minimum 4 |
Example 15 | electrical switch (Q5320) → minimum 3 |
Source | en:Terminal (electronics) en:Electronic component Quote: "...Electronic components have a number of electrical terminals..." |
Planned use | Many electronic components and basic circuits |
Motivation
[edit]Many electronic components and basic circuits are characterized by the (minimum) number of active electronic terminals. To make an electrical circuit, the minimum number of active electronic terminals are two. This is a fundamental property of basic electronic components. User:Glenn 2019-08-18T05:08:44
Discussion
[edit]- Support David (talk) 06:48, 18 August 2019 (UTC)
- These sounds reasonable - why "electronic" and not "electrical" though? I wouldn't generally call a switch for example an "electronic" device. ArthurPSmith (talk) 19:06, 27 September 2019 (UTC)
- Yes it could - of cause. --Glenn (talk) 08:33, 17 October 2019 (UTC)
- Why not has part(s) of the class (P2670)? ChristianKl ❪✉❫ 16:46, 14 October 2019 (UTC)
- Hi ChristianKl - could you please explain how it would be used? (would you make classes named "2 terminals", "More than 2 terminals"...?) Are there examples you could refer to? --Glenn (talk) 08:35, 17 October 2019 (UTC)
- With a "qauntity" qualifier. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 11:16, 21 November 2019 (UTC)
- Hi ChristianKl - could you please explain how it would be used? (would you make classes named "2 terminals", "More than 2 terminals"...?) Are there examples you could refer to? --Glenn (talk) 08:35, 17 October 2019 (UTC)
- Oppose per the above. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 11:16, 21 November 2019 (UTC)
- Oppose As Pigsonthewing said, you can do: diode (Q11656)has part(s) of the class (P2670)lead (Q947546)
quantity (P1114)<2>. For minnimum values, you can do: electrical switch (Q5320)has part(s) of the class (P2670)lead (Q947546) quantity (P1114)<3> nature of statement (P5102)minimum (Q10585806). --Tinker Bell ★ ♥ 20:23, 7 December 2019 (UTC) - Oppose Per Pigsonthewing, it's inapproprate to have more "number of..." properties, has part(s) of the class (P2670) should be used instead. --Liuxinyu970226 (talk) 09:11, 10 December 2019 (UTC)
- Oppose Not necessary, per the examples presented above, and I don't think that it's creation would provide any substantial benefit. --Kostas20142 (talk) 22:22, 16 February 2020 (UTC)
- Not done lack of consensus. --Tinker Bell ★ ♥ 01:29, 12 May 2020 (UTC)