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artificial light

light from an artificial source, as opposed to daylight or natural light
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artificial light

Summary

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

Key Facts

  • artificial light is a type of light[2].
  • artificial light is a type of artificial object[3].
  • artificial light is used for lighting[4].
  • artificial light is the opposite of daylight[5].
  • artificial light's has cause is recorded as light fixture[6].
  • artificial light's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Artificial light[7].
  • artificial light's has characteristic is recorded as artificiality[8].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include light[2] and artificial object[3]. artificial light is the opposite of daylight[5].

Use and Application

artificial light is used for lighting[4].

Why It Matters

artificial light ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Opposite of → daylight
    Has cause → light fixture
    Aliases → —
    Has use → lighting
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|9 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 11565, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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