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circular definition

Summary

circular definition is a type of definition[1]. It draws 91 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_definition category, ranking #2 of 9).[2]

Key Facts

  • circular definition's image is recorded as Circular definition of circular definition.svg[3].
  • circular definition's instance of is recorded as type of definition[4].
  • circular definition's subclass of is recorded as fallacies of definition[5].
  • circular definition's subclass of is recorded as definition[6].
  • circular definition's subclass of is recorded as self-reference[7].
  • circular definition's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0htt3[8].
  • circular definition's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 74761481[9].
  • circular definition's Encyclopedia of China is recorded as 32428[10].

Why It Matters

circular definition draws 91 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_definition category, ranking #2 of 9).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). circular definition. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/circular-definition
MLA “circular definition.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/circular-definition.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_circular-definition_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{circular definition}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/circular-definition}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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