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QuantityVariableIdentifier[quantityvariable]

returns the identifier associated with the specified quantityvariable.

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QuantityVariableIdentifier

QuantityVariableIdentifier[quantityvariable]

returns the identifier associated with the specified quantityvariable.

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Basic Examples  (2)

Get the symbol for a QuantityVariable:

Wolfram Language code: QuantityVariableIdentifier[QuantityVariable["V", "ElectricPotential"]]

Use the Listable attribute of QuantityVariableIdentifier to find the identifiers of a list of inputs:

Wolfram Language code: qv = FormulaData["NewtonsLawOfUniversalGravitation", "QuantityVariables"]; QuantityVariableIdentifier[qv]

Possible Issues  (1)

Identifiers used by QuantityVariable may not be strings:

Wolfram Language code: variables = FormulaData["CylinderMomentOfInertia", "QuantityVariables"]
Wolfram Language code: QuantityVariableIdentifier[variables[[1]]]
Wolfram Language code: InputForm[%]
Wolfram Research (2014), QuantityVariableIdentifier, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/QuantityVariableIdentifier.html.

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Wolfram Research (2014), QuantityVariableIdentifier, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/QuantityVariableIdentifier.html.

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Wolfram Language. 2014. "QuantityVariableIdentifier." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/QuantityVariableIdentifier.html.

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Wolfram Language. (2014). QuantityVariableIdentifier. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/QuantityVariableIdentifier.html

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@misc{reference.wolfram_2026_quantityvariableidentifier, author="Wolfram Research", title="{QuantityVariableIdentifier}", year="2014", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/QuantityVariableIdentifier.html}", note=[Accessed: 13-June-2026]}

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@online{reference.wolfram_2026_quantityvariableidentifier, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={QuantityVariableIdentifier}, year={2014}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/QuantityVariableIdentifier.html}, note=[Accessed: 13-June-2026]}