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state of matter

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state of matter

Summary

state of matter is a physical property[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of physical_property entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,658 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • state of matter's image is recorded as Physics matter state transition 1 en.svg[3].
  • state of matter's image is recorded as Phase change - en.svg[4].
  • state of matter's instance of is recorded as physical property[5].
  • state of matter's instance of is recorded as metaclass[6].
  • state of matter's instance of is recorded as concept in physics[7].
  • state of matter's GND ID is recorded as 4141615-6[8].
  • state of matter's part of is recorded as phase[9].
  • state of matter's Commons category is recorded as States of aggregation[10].
  • state of matter's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/025svdh[11].
  • state of matter's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ph1162146[12].
  • state of matter's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Phases of matter[13].
  • state of matter's Dewey Decimal Classification is recorded as 530.4[14].
  • state of matter's OmegaWiki Defined Meaning is recorded as 3614[15].
  • state of matter's Iconclass notation is recorded as 22A31[16].
  • state of matter's described by source is recorded as Technical Encyclopedia, 1st edition[17].
  • state of matter's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[18].
  • state of matter's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[19].
  • state of matter's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[20].
  • state of matter's National Library of Latvia ID is recorded as 000333385[21].
  • state of matter's topic has template is recorded as Template:States of matter[22].
  • state of matter's BBC Things ID is recorded as 9f9b8856-7ab3-4e3c-99fc-eadd1ab9f17a[23].
  • state of matter's main Wikidata property is recorded as P515[24].
  • state of matter's different from is recorded as physical quantity[25].
  • state of matter's different from is recorded as phase[26].
  • state of matter's YSO ID is recorded as 173[27].

Why It Matters

state of matter ranks in the top 2% of physical_property entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,658 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . pediaa.com. Retrieved . pediaa.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . BBC Things. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . pediaa.com. pediaa.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . YSO-Wikidata mapping project. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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