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division of labour

separation of tasks in any system (particularly the society) so that participants may specialize
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division of labour

Summary

division of labour ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (856 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • division of labour is a type of social behavior[2].
  • division of labour is a type of human behavior[3].
  • division of labour's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[4].
  • division of labour's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[5].
  • division of labour's described by source is recorded as Pax Leksikon[6].
  • division of labour's different from is recorded as division of work[7].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include social behavior[2] and human behavior[3].

Why It Matters

division of labour ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (856 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

Related Entities

personalization

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  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14h ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0214766-delba-prace
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0214766-delba-prace, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259494|batch #259494]]"
  2. 24d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Described by source → Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890), Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1, Pax Leksikon
    Subclass of → social behavior, human behavior
    Different from → division of work
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|5 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 4268, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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