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ostensive definition

Summary

ostensive definition is a type of definition[1]. It draws 73 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_definition category, ranking #3 of 9).[2]

Key Facts

  • ostensive definition's instance of is recorded as type of definition[3].
  • ostensive definition's subclass of is recorded as definition[4].
  • ostensive definition's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03b57x[5].
  • ostensive definition's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/ostensive-definition[6].
  • ostensive definition's JSTOR topic ID is recorded as ostensive-definition[7].
  • ostensive definition's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 98717390[8].
  • ostensive definition's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C98717390[9].
  • ostensive definition's Encyclopedia of China is recorded as 32435[10].

Why It Matters

ostensive definition draws 73 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_definition category, ranking #3 of 9).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . OpenAlex. Retrieved . docs.openalex.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). ostensive definition. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/ostensive-definition
MLA “ostensive definition.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/ostensive-definition.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ostensive-definition_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{ostensive definition}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ostensive-definition}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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