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rapid eye movement sleep

unique phase of sleep in mammals and birds, characterized by random/rapid movement of the eyes
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rapid eye movement sleep

Summary

rapid eye movement sleep is a sleep stage[1]. It draws 3,005 Wikipedia views per month (sleep_stage category, ranking #1 of 2).[2]

Key Facts

  • rapid eye movement sleep's instance of is recorded as sleep stage[3].
  • rapid eye movement sleep is a type of sleep[4].
  • rapid eye movement sleep is the opposite of non-rapid eye movement sleep[5].
  • rapid eye movement sleep's has effect is recorded as rapid eye movement[6].

Body

Definition and Type

rapid eye movement sleep's instance of is recorded as sleep stage[3]. It is a type of sleep[4]. It is the opposite of non-It[5].

Influence

Things named for rapid eye movement sleep include R.E.M[7], a musical work/composition[8].

Why It Matters

rapid eye movement sleep draws 3,005 Wikipedia views per month (sleep_stage category, ranking #1 of 2).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 85 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

Entities named for it include R.E.M[7], a musical work/composition[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [8] ↑ . 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. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Subclass of → —
    Subclass of → sleep
    Opposite of → non-rapid eye movement sleep
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|11 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 10269, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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