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generation

all of the people born and living at about the same time, regarded collectively
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generation

Summary

generation ranks in the top 0.08% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,279 views/month, #62 of 77,819).[1]

Key Facts

  • generation is a type of group of humans[2].
  • generation's Commons category is recorded as Generations[3].
  • generation's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 10[4].
  • generation's described by source is recorded as Kazakhstan. National encyclopedia[5].
  • generation's topic has template is recorded as Template:Generation[6].
  • generation's topic has template is recorded as Template:Generations sidebar[7].
  • generation's different from is recorded as Q11821256[8].
  • generation's studied by is recorded as sociology of age and generations[9].

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Definition and Type

generation is a type of group of humans[2].

Why It Matters

generation ranks in the top 0.08% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,279 views/month, #62 of 77,819).[1] generation has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] generation is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . 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.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). generation. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/generation
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  1. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Described by source → Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 10, Kazakhstan. National encyclopedia
    Subclass of → group of humans
    Studied by → sociology of age and generations
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|8 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 2209, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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