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matchbox

box, generally pocket-sized, for holding matches
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matchbox

Summary

matchbox ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (189 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • matchbox is a type of box[2].
  • matchbox is used for match[3].
  • matchbox's Commons category is recorded as Matchboxes[4].
  • matchbox's different from is recorded as matchbook[5].
  • matchbox's contains is recorded as match[6].

Body

Definition and Type

matchbox is a type of box[2].

Use and Application

matchbox is used for match[3].

Influence

Things named for matchbox include Banach's matchbox problem[7], a mathematical problem[8].

Why It Matters

matchbox ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (189 views/month).[1] matchbox has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] matchbox is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

Entities named for matchbox include Banach's matchbox problem[7], a mathematical problem[8].

References

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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.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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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  1. 4d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wellcome collection concept id → raj4cy76
    Subclass of → box
    Has use → match
    Contains → match
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007555888805171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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