yin and yang
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Summary
yin and yang is a duality[1]. It draws 27,939 Wikipedia views per month (duality category, ranking #2 of 8).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: concept[3]
- Based on: Taiji[4]
- Subclass of: I Ching studies[5]
- Commons category: Taijitu[6]
- Has part(s): yin[7], yang[8]
- Commons gallery: Yin Yang[9]
- Quantity: 2[10]
- Facet of: religious cosmology[11], element in Chinese astrology[12], protoscience[13], Taoism[14], dualism[15]
- Described by source: Gujin Tushu Jicheng[16], I Ching[17]
- Native label: 陰陽[18], 阴阳[19], 兩儀[20], 两仪[21]
- NCI Thesaurus ID: C94365[22]
- Different from: dyad[23], yin-yang[24], dualism[25]
- Studied by: philosophy[26]
- Derivative work: Four Phases[27]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics[28]
- P14541: 1aZD71[29], 4g9mEz[30]
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Influence
Things named for yin and yang include Onmyōdō[31], a religious cosmology[32], founded in 0600[33]; Yin-Yang[34], a musical group[35], founded in 2007[36]; and School of Naturalists[37], a philosophical schools and traditions[38], founded in -0300[39].
Why It Matters
yin and yang has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] It is known by 201 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]
Entities named for it include Onmyōdō[31], a religious cosmology[32], founded in 0600[33]; Yin-Yang[34], a musical group[35], founded in 2007[36]; and School of Naturalists[37], a philosophical schools and traditions[38], founded in -0300[39].