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history of the metre

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history of the metre

Summary

history of the metre is an aspect of history[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of aspect_of_history entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (223 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • history of the metre's instance of is recorded as aspect of history[3].
  • history of the metre's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04n6brz[4].
  • history of the metre's main subject is recorded as metre[5].
  • history of the metre's facet of is recorded as metre[6].

Why It Matters

history of the metre ranks in the top 9% of aspect_of_history entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (223 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). history of the metre. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/history-of-the-metre
MLA “history of the metre.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/history-of-the-metre.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_history-of-the-metre_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{history of the metre}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/history-of-the-metre}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): history of the metre — https://4ort.xyz/entity/history-of-the-metre (retrieved 2026-05-03)

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