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need

thing that is necessary for an organism to live a healthy life
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need

Summary

need ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (45 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • need is a type of prerequisite[2].
  • need's Commons category is recorded as Needs[3].
  • need's described by source is recorded as Pax Leksikon[4].
  • need's different from is recorded as design requirement[5].
  • need's P14541 is recorded as icWX5[6].

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Definition and Type

need is a type of prerequisite[2].

Why It Matters

need ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (45 views/month).[1] need has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] need is known by 52 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

Related Entities

health

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.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . 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). need. Retrieved October 4, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/need
MLA “need.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 4 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/need.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_need_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{need}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/need}, 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. 1h ago · Kinsio · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'az', 'be', 'be_x_old', 'bg', 'ca', 'ce', 'ckb', 'commons', 'cs', 'cv', '
    Subclass of → prerequisite
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P279]]: [[Q488383]]"
  2. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → icWX5
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  3. 18w ago · Mullanur · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fandom article id → memory-alpha:Need
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P6262]]: memory-alpha:Need"
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