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readability

ease with which a reader, with their knowledge level, can understand a written text using appropriate terminology and style for its usage and intended audience
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readability

Summary

readability ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (386 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • readability is a type of affordance[2].
  • readability is part of user experience[3].
  • readability's different from is recorded as legibility[4].

Body

Definition and Type

readability is a type of affordance[2].

Use and Application

readability is part of user experience[3].

Why It Matters

readability ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (386 views/month).[1] readability has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[5] readability is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[6]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → user experience
    Different from → legibility
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → affordance
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 13705, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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