will

faculty of the mind which intentionally selects the strongest desire from among the various desires present
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will

Summary

will is a philosophical concept[1]. will draws 466 Wikipedia views per month (philosophical_concept category, ranking #86 of 256).[2]

Key Facts

  • will's instance of is recorded as philosophical concept[3].
  • will is a type of intention[4].
  • will's Commons category is recorded as Will[5].
  • will's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[6].
  • will's has effect is recorded as intentional human activity[7].

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Designation and Status

will's instance of is recorded as philosophical concept[3].

Cultural Significance

Things named for will include Murid[8], an Islamic term[9] and Voluntad[10], a newspaper[11], in Spain[12], founded in 1937[13], headquartered in Gijón[14].

Why It Matters

will draws 466 Wikipedia views per month (philosophical_concept category, ranking #86 of 256).[2] will has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] will is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

Entities named for will include Murid[8], an Islamic term[9] and Voluntad[10], a newspaper[11], in Spain[12], founded in 1937[13], headquartered in Gijón[14].

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.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [8] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [10] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [9] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [11] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [12] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [13] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [14] . 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. [15] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of intention
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|5 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 1775, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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