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dilemma

problem offering two possibilities, neither of which is unambiguously acceptable or preferable
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dilemma

Summary

dilemma ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (580 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • dilemma was followed by trilemma[2].
  • dilemma is a type of rhetorical device[3].
  • dilemma is a type of problem[4].
  • dilemma's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Dilemmas[5].
  • dilemma's facet of is recorded as decision theory[6].
  • dilemma's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[7].
  • dilemma's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 3[8].
  • dilemma's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[9].
  • dilemma's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include rhetorical device[3] and problem[4].

Why It Matters

dilemma ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (580 views/month).[1] dilemma has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] dilemma is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

Related Entities

decision theory

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Q24404136. wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Followed by → —
    Subclass of → rhetorical device, problem
    Subclass of → —
    Great russian encyclopedia online id (2017) → 1955842
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