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illusion

distortion of the senses or perception of reality, which may reveal how the human brain normally organizes and interprets sensory stimulation
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illusion

Summary

illusion ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (328 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • illusion's image is recorded as Regional Science Centre, Bhopal - Head on a Platter.jpg[2].
  • illusion's GND ID is recorded as 4161274-7[3].
  • illusion's subclass of is recorded as perceptual effect[4].
  • illusion's subclass of is recorded as perceptual distortion[5].
  • illusion's subclass of is recorded as representation[6].
  • illusion's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 01034722[7].
  • illusion's part of is recorded as psychological terminology[8].
  • illusion's Commons category is recorded as Illusions[9].
  • illusion's MeSH descriptor ID is recorded as D007088[10].
  • illusion's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0f0c_[11].
  • illusion's MeSH tree code is recorded as C10.597.606.762.400[12].
  • illusion's MeSH tree code is recorded as C23.888.592.604.764.400[13].
  • illusion's MeSH tree code is recorded as F01.700.750.400[14].
  • illusion's MeSH tree code is recorded as F02.463.593.446[15].
  • illusion's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Illusions[16].
  • illusion's Art & Architecture Thesaurus ID is recorded as 300180756[17].
  • illusion's PSH ID is recorded as 9339[18].
  • illusion's OmegaWiki Defined Meaning is recorded as 1151079[19].
  • illusion's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[20].
  • illusion's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/illusion[21].
  • illusion's different from is recorded as hallucination[22].
  • illusion's YSO ID is recorded as 10964[23].
  • illusion's TED topic ID is recorded as illusion[24].
  • illusion's Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID is recorded as 2004983[25].
  • illusion's Encyclopædia Universalis ID is recorded as illusion[26].

Why It Matters

illusion ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (328 views/month).[1] illusion has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] illusion is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

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  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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