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apophenia

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apophenia

Summary

apophenia has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1]

Key Facts

  • apophenia is credited with the discovery of Klaus Conrad[2].
  • apophenia is a type of cognitive bias[3].
  • apophenia is part of psychological terminology[4].
  • apophenia's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1958[5].

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Definition and Type

apophenia is a type of cognitive bias[3].

Use and Application

apophenia is part of psychological terminology[4].

Why It Matters

apophenia has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1] apophenia is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[6]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . cairn.info. Retrieved . cairn.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . cairn.info. Retrieved . cairn.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · LIrala · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Discoverer or inventor → Klaus Conrad
    Subclass of → —
    Part of → psychological terminology
    Aliases → —
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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