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ability

Summary

ability ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • ability is a type of disposition[2].
  • ability is a type of aptitude[3].
  • ability's Commons category is recorded as Ability[4].
  • ability's has cause is recorded as action[5].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include disposition[2] and aptitude[3].

Why It Matters

ability ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month).[1] ability has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6] ability is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). ability. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/ability
MLA “ability.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/ability.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ability_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{ability}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ability}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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  1. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gnd id → 4153521-2
    Subclass of → —
    Subclass of → disposition, aptitude
    Has cause → action
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007292970405171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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