relative direction

information contained in the relative position of one point of space with respect to another, disregarding distance
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relative direction

Summary

relative direction is a geometric concept[1]. It draws 1,970 Wikipedia views per month (geometric_concept category, ranking #10 of 15).[2]

Key Facts

  • relative direction's instance of is recorded as geometric concept[3].
  • relative direction's instance of is recorded as concept[4].
  • relative direction is a type of property[5].
  • relative direction is a type of bound vector[6].
  • relative direction is a type of directed line segment[7].
  • relative direction is a type of physical property[8].
  • relative direction is a type of Q141238578[9].
  • relative direction's Commons category is recorded as Direction[10].
  • relative direction's said to be the same as is recorded as ray[11].
  • relative direction's said to be the same as is recorded as Q11948190[12].
  • relative direction's said to be the same as is recorded as unit directed line segment[13].
  • relative direction comprises beginning[14].
  • relative direction comprises direction[15].
  • relative direction's facet of is recorded as geography[16].
  • relative direction's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary[17].
  • relative direction's partially coincident with is recorded as course[18].
  • relative direction's main Wikidata property is recorded as P560[19].
  • relative direction's equivalent class is recorded as https://w3id.org/gso/1.0/quality/Orientation[20].
  • relative direction's different from is recorded as orientation[21].
  • relative direction's P14884 is recorded as 0000039[22].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include geometric concept[3] and concept[4]. Recorded subclass of include property[5], bound vector[6], directed line segment[7], physical property[8], and Q141238578[9].

Use and Application

Components include beginning[14], a term[23] and direction[15], a geometric concept[24].

Why It Matters

relative direction draws 1,970 Wikipedia views per month (geometric_concept category, ranking #10 of 15).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] It is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Phenotype And Trait Ontology. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Q141256658. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Q141222183. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] ↑ . 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. [25] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 7d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14884 → 0000039
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'az', 'ca', 'commons', 'cv', 'da', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'es', 'et', 'eu', 'f
    Gnd id → 4399163-4
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/56529|batch #56529]]: Import GNDs from dewiki"
  2. 15d ago · عُثمان · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14884 → 0000039
    Subclass of → property, bound vector, directed line segment +2
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ [[Property:P1709]]: https://w3id.org/gso/1.0/quality/Orientation"
  3. 17d ago · عُثمان · 2026-09-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14884 → 0000039
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P14884]]: 0000039"
  4. 4w ago · عُثمان · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Equivalent class → https://w3id.org/gso/1.0/quality/Orientation
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1709]]: https://w3id.org/gso/1.0/quality/Orientation"
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