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prism

geometric shape, a polyhedron with an n-sided polygonal base
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Summary

prism ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,625 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: prismatoid[2], uniform polyhedron[3]
  • Commons category: Prisms (geometry)[4]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Prisms (geometry)[5]
  • Has facet polytope: polygon[6], parallelogram[7]
  • Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[8]
  • Has characteristic: surface area[9], volume[10], Dehn invariant[11]
  • Studied by: solid geometry[12]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[13]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics[14]

Why It Matters

prism has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] prism is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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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. 16w ago · Д.Ильин · 2026-06-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → Hexagonal Prism BC.svg, Prisma gerade u schief.png
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Image: Right and not-right prism.svg"
  2. 18w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has facet polytope → polygon, parallelogram
    Subclass of → —
    Described by source → Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
    Has characteristic → surface area, volume, Dehn invariant
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: 0371348-hranoly, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259599|batch #259599]]"
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