quintessence

fifth element in addition to the four classical elements, used by medieval alchemists for a medium similar or identical to that thought to make up the heavenly bodies
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quintessence

Summary

quintessence is a philosophical concept[1]. quintessence draws 1 Wikipedia views per month (philosophical_concept category, ranking #171 of 256).[2]

Key Facts

  • quintessence's instance of is recorded as philosophical concept[3].
  • quintessence's said to be the same as is recorded as aether[4].
  • quintessence's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[5].
  • quintessence's different from is recorded as quintessence[6].
  • quintessence's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/120w3lrw[7].
  • quintessence's schematic is recorded as Sylva Philosophorum 04 Quinta Essentia.png[8].
  • quintessence's ProofWiki ID is recorded as Definition:Philosophical_Element/Quintessence[9].
  • quintessence's Treccani's Dizionario di Filosofia ID is recorded as quinta-essenza[10].
  • quintessence's FactGrid item ID is recorded as Heaven Is[11].
  • quintessence's Lex ID is recorded as kvintessens_-_det_væsentlige_eller_bedste[12].

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Designation and Status

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

Cultural Significance

Things named for quintessence include quintessence[13], a concept[14].

Why It Matters

quintessence draws 1 Wikipedia views per month (philosophical_concept category, ranking #171 of 256).[2] quintessence has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] quintessence is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

Entities named for quintessence include quintessence[13], a concept[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [13] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [14] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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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