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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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Summary

division of labour ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,800 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: social behavior[2], human behavior[3]
  • Described by source: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[4], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[5], Pax Leksikon[6]
  • Different from: division of work[7]

Why It Matters

division of labour has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] It is known by 60 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

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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. 9w ago · ~2026-40781-59 · 2026-08-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → division-of-labor
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  2. 13w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 27Cee9
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  3. 17w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0214766-delba-prace
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: 0214766-delba-prace, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259494|batch #259494]]"
  4. 21w 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 */ Yso id: 4268, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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