failure

state or event of not meeting a desired or intended objective
Thing condition Q1121708
failure
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failure

Summary

failure is a condition[1]. failure draws 849 Wikipedia views per month (condition category, ranking #12 of 42).[2]

Key Facts

  • failure's instance of is recorded as condition[3].
  • failure was followed by success[4].
  • failure is a type of result[5].
  • failure is a type of occurrence[6].
  • failure is a type of regression[7].
  • failure's Commons category is recorded as Failures[8].
  • failure is the opposite of success[9].
  • failure comprises Q127277627[10].
  • failure's has cause is recorded as failure cause[11].
  • failure's has cause is recorded as error[12].
  • failure's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Failure[13].
  • failure's has contributing factor is recorded as stress[14].
  • failure's has contributing factor is recorded as mechanical stress[15].
  • failure's contributing factor of is recorded as operational risk[16].
  • failure's has characteristic is recorded as undesirability[17].
  • failure's has characteristic is recorded as failure mode[18].
  • failure's different from is recorded as disrepute[19].
  • failure's different from is recorded as breakdown[20].
  • failure's hashtag is recorded as fails[21].
  • failure's hashtag is recorded as fail[22].
  • failure's studied by is recorded as failure analysis[23].
  • failure's studied by is recorded as failure mode and effects analysis[24].
  • failure's handled, mitigated, or managed by is recorded as fault tolerance[25].

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Definition and Type

failure's instance of is recorded as condition[3]. Recorded subclass of include result[5], occurrence[6], and regression[7]. failure is the opposite of success[9].

Use and Application

failure comprises Q127277627[10].

Why It Matters

failure draws 849 Wikipedia views per month (condition category, ranking #12 of 42).[2] failure has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] failure is known by 66 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

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] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . imgur.com. Retrieved . imgur.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . okta.com. okta.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 29d ago · Trivialist · 2026-06-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of
    Opposite of success
    Handled, mitigated, or managed by fault tolerance
    Hashtag fails, fail
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P2572]]: failure"
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