possible world

in philosophy, a complete and consistent way the world is or could have been
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possible world

Summary

possible world is a philosophical concept[1]. It draws 216 Wikipedia views per month (philosophical_concept category, ranking #75 of 256).[2]

Key Facts

  • possible world's instance of is recorded as philosophical concept[3].
  • possible world's GND ID is recorded as 4205309-2[4].
  • possible world's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 121601949[5].
  • possible world's IdRef ID is recorded as 030122902[6].
  • possible world's opposite of is recorded as impossible world[7].
  • possible world's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03bvpq[8].
  • possible world's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Possible world[9].
  • possible world's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/possible-world[10].
  • possible world's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/tags/possible-worlds[11].
  • possible world's has characteristic is recorded as possibility[12].
  • possible world's Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy ID is recorded as possible-worlds[13].
  • possible world's PhilPapers topic is recorded as possible-worlds[14].
  • possible world's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 136172866[15].
  • possible world's New Encyclopedic Dictionary of Czech ID is recorded as MO%C5%BDN%C3%9D%20SV%C4%9AT[16].
  • possible world's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C136172866[17].

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Designation and Status

possible world's instance of is recorded as philosophical concept[3].

Why It Matters

possible world draws 216 Wikipedia views per month (philosophical_concept category, ranking #75 of 256).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . OpenAlex. Retrieved . docs.openalex.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). possible world. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/possible-world
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_possible-world_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{possible world}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/possible-world}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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