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perpetual motion

work continuously done without an external supply of energy
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perpetual motion

Summary

perpetual motion ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,092 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • perpetual motion is a type of motion[2].
  • perpetual motion is a type of hypothetical technology[3].
  • perpetual motion's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Perpetual motion[4].
  • perpetual motion's described by source is recorded as Nordisk familjebok[5].
  • perpetual motion's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[6].
  • perpetual motion's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[7].
  • perpetual motion's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[8].
  • perpetual motion's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[9].
  • perpetual motion's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 6[10].
  • perpetual motion's different from is recorded as Perpetuum Mobile[11].
  • perpetual motion's different from is recorded as perpetual motion machine[12].
  • perpetual motion's different from is recorded as Perpetuum Mobile[13].
  • perpetual motion's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[14].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include motion[2] and hypothetical technology[3].

Why It Matters

perpetual motion ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,092 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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  1. 1d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:Perpetual motion
    Subclass of → —
    Subclass of → motion, hypothetical technology
    Aliases → —
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007536488605171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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