cardinal direction

Summary

cardinal direction is a tetrad^[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of tetrad entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,453 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• cardinal direction's instance of is recorded as tetrad^[3].
• cardinal direction is a type of geographic direction^[4].
• cardinal direction is used for navigation^[5].
• cardinal direction's Commons category is recorded as Cardinal direction^[6].
• cardinal direction is the opposite of intercardinal direction^[7].
• cardinal direction's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Cardinal directions^[8].
• cardinal direction's main Wikidata property is recorded as P654^[9].
• cardinal direction's different from is recorded as points of the compass^[10].
• cardinal direction's different from is recorded as supplementary intercardinal direction^[11].
• cardinal direction's different from is recorded as intercardinal direction^[12].
• cardinal direction's studied by is recorded as geography^[13].
• cardinal direction's permanent duplicated item is recorded as Q25681577^[14].
• cardinal direction's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[15].

Body

Definition and Type

cardinal direction's instance of is recorded as tetrad^[3]. It is a type of geographic direction^[4]. It is the opposite of intercardinal direction^[7].

Use and Application

cardinal direction is used for navigation^[5].

Influence

Things named for cardinal direction include Five Tathagatas^[16], a Tathāgata^[17] and digambara^[18], founded in -0500^[19].

Why It Matters

cardinal direction ranks in the top 7% of tetrad entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,453 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[20] It is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[21]

Entities named for it include Five Tathagatas^[16], a Tathāgata^[17] and digambara^[18], founded in -0500^[19].