forgetting

loss or failure to recall information stored in human memory
Event cognitive_process Q1377840
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forgetting

Summary

forgetting is a cognitive process[1]. forgetting draws 237 Wikipedia views per month (cognitive_process category, ranking #11 of 13).[2]

Key Facts

  • forgetting's instance of is recorded as cognitive process[3].
  • forgetting's instance of is recorded as failure[4].
  • forgetting's instance of is recorded as loss[5].
  • forgetting's Commons category is recorded as Forgetting[6].
  • forgetting is the opposite of recollection[7].
  • forgetting is the opposite of learning or memory[8].
  • forgetting's partially coincident with is recorded as misremembering[9].
  • forgetting's has contributing factor is recorded as memory disorder[10].
  • forgetting's has contributing factor is recorded as time[11].
  • forgetting's has contributing factor is recorded as disruption[12].
  • forgetting's contributing factor of is recorded as omission[13].
  • forgetting's has characteristic is recorded as normality[14].
  • forgetting's different from is recorded as Q54894448[15].
  • forgetting's different from is recorded as memory loss[16].
  • forgetting's different from is recorded as Oblivion[17].
  • forgetting's less than is recorded as memory loss[18].
  • forgetting's handled, mitigated, or managed by is recorded as reminder[19].

Body

Context

Recorded instance of include cognitive process[3], failure[4], and loss[5].

Why It Matters

forgetting draws 237 Wikipedia views per month (cognitive_process category, ranking #11 of 13).[2] forgetting has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] forgetting is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

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.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Opposite of recollection, learning or memory
    Instance of cognitive process, failure, loss
    Aliases
    Different from Q54894448, memory loss, Oblivion
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 2606, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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