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the wave

Summary

the wave ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (837 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • the wave is a type of motion[2].
  • the wave is a type of progressive mechanical wave[3].
  • the wave is a type of metachronal rhythm[4].
  • the wave is a type of group action[5].
  • the wave is a type of collective human activity[6].
  • the wave is part of crowd psychology terminology[7].
  • the wave's Commons category is recorded as The wave[8].
  • the wave's topic's main category is recorded as Category:The wave[9].
  • the wave's Commons gallery is recorded as The wave[10].
  • the wave's different from is recorded as La Ola[11].
  • the wave's different from is recorded as human wave attack[12].
  • the wave's culture is recorded as association football culture[13].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include motion[2], progressive mechanical wave[3], metachronal rhythm[4], group action[5], and collective human activity[6].

Use and Application

the wave is part of crowd psychology terminology[7].

Why It Matters

the wave ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (837 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

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  1. 5h ago · Sollyucko · 2026-09-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → La Ola, human wave attack
    Subclass of → motion, progressive mechanical wave, metachronal rhythm +2
    Part of → crowd psychology terminology
    Topic's main category → Category:The wave
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P18]]: Mexican wave.gif"
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