definite description

denoting phrase in the form of "the X" where X is a noun-phrase or a singular common noun. The definite description is proper if X applies to a unique individual or object
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definite description

Summary

definite description is a concept[1]. It draws 41 Wikipedia views per month (concept category, ranking #325 of 912).[2]

Key Facts

  • definite description's instance of is recorded as concept[3].
  • definite description's part of is recorded as philosophy of language[4].
  • definite description's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02t2_z[5].
  • definite description's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/definite-description[6].
  • definite description's studied by is recorded as theory of descriptions[7].
  • definite description's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/12240_kk[8].
  • definite description's JSTOR topic ID is recorded as definite-descriptions[9].
  • definite description's nLab ID is recorded as definite description[10].
  • definite description's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2778072359[11].
  • definite description's FactGrid item ID is recorded as Bon Chenar[12].
  • definite description's Encyclopedia of China is recorded as 216237[13].
  • definite description's Metamath statement ID is recorded as df-iota[14].

Why It Matters

definite description draws 41 Wikipedia views per month (concept category, ranking #325 of 912).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . FactGrid. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). definite description. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/definite-description
MLA “definite description.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/definite-description.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_definite-description_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{definite description}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/definite-description}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): definite description — https://4ort.xyz/entity/definite-description (retrieved 2026-05-03)

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