parapsychology

study of paranormal and psychic phenomena
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parapsychology

Summary

parapsychology is a branch of pseudoscience[1]. parapsychology draws 3,417 Wikipedia views per month (branch_of_pseudoscience category, ranking #2 of 10).[2]

Key Facts

  • parapsychology's instance of is recorded as branch of pseudoscience[3].
  • parapsychology's instance of is recorded as branch of psychology[4].
  • parapsychology's instance of is recorded as psychic phenomenon[5].
  • parapsychology is a type of pseudoscience[6].
  • parapsychology's Commons category is recorded as Parapsychology[7].
  • parapsychology's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Parapsychology[8].
  • parapsychology's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[9].
  • parapsychology's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[10].
  • parapsychology's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[11].
  • parapsychology's practiced by is recorded as parapsychologist[12].
  • parapsychology's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[13].
  • parapsychology's Wikimedia outline is recorded as outline of parapsychology[14].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include branch of pseudoscience[3], branch of psychology[4], and psychic phenomenon[5]. parapsychology is a type of pseudoscience[6].

Why It Matters

parapsychology draws 3,417 Wikipedia views per month (branch_of_pseudoscience category, ranking #2 of 10).[2] parapsychology has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] parapsychology is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  12. [14] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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