2 + 2 = 5

example of Party logic presented in 1984
Thing locution Q1097227
2 + 2 = 5
Yakov Guminer · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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2 + 2 = 5

Summary

2 + 2 = 5 is a locution[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of locution entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (986 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • 2 + 2 = 5's image is recorded as Yakov Guminer - Arithmetic of a counter-plan poster (1931).jpg[3].
  • 2 + 2 = 5's instance of is recorded as locution[4].
  • 2 + 2 = 5's instance of is recorded as mathematical fallacy[5].
  • 2 + 2 = 5's Commons category is recorded as 2 + 2 = 5[6].
  • 2 + 2 = 5's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01ltcf[7].
  • 2 + 2 = 5's present in work is recorded as Nineteen Eighty-Four[8].
  • 2 + 2 = 5's defining formula is recorded as 2+2=5[9].
  • 2 + 2 = 5's BabelNet ID is recorded as 01900682n[10].
  • 2 + 2 = 5's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[11].
  • 2 + 2 = 5's TV Tropes ID is recorded as Main/TwoPlusTortureMakesFive[12].
  • 2 + 2 = 5's Know Your Meme slug is recorded as 2-2-5[13].

Why It Matters

2 + 2 = 5 ranks in the top 10% of locution entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (986 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Know Your Meme. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). 2 + 2 = 5. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/2-2-5
MLA “2 + 2 = 5.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/2-2-5.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_2-2-5_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{2 + 2 = 5}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/2-2-5}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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