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instant

infinitesimal moment in time, moment whose passage is instantaneous
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Summary

instant ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (356 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • instant is a type of zero-dimensional temporal region[2].
  • instant is the opposite of eternity[3].
  • instant's equivalent class is recorded as http://www.w3.org/2006/time#Instant[4].
  • instant's equivalent class is recorded as http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BFO_0000203[5].
  • instant's different from is recorded as incremental search[6].
  • instant's different from is recorded as Ann[7].
  • instant's different from is recorded as point in time[8].

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Definition and Type

instant is a type of zero-dimensional temporal region[2]. instant is the opposite of eternity[3].

Why It Matters

instant ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (356 views/month).[1] instant has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] instant is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

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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.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). instant. Retrieved October 4, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/instant
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_instant_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{instant}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/instant}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-04}}
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 20d ago · عُثمان · 2026-09-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Equivalent class → http://www.w3.org/2006/time#Instant, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BFO_0000203
    Proofwiki id → Definition:Instant_of_Time
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P6781]]: Definition:Instant_of_Time, Moving from [[Q186408]]"
  2. 5w ago · عُثمان · 2026-08-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → zero-dimensional temporal region
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P279]]: [[Q135524358]]"
  3. 6w ago · SLuecke · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Verbaalpina id → C5100
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P10381]]: C5100, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1786955435161"
  4. 7w ago · Mullanur · 2026-08-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Different from → incremental search, Ann, point in time
    Subclass of → —
    Opposite of → eternity
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P461]]: [[Q138045]]"
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