déjà vu
the phenomenon of feeling as though one has lived through the present situation before
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Summary
déjà vu ranks in the top 0.43% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20,709 views/month, #336 of 77,819).[1]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: allomnesia[2]
- Part of: psychological terminology[3]
- Commons category: Déjà vu[4]
- Different from: Déjà vu[5]
- Exact match: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0012005[6]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Psychology[7], WikiProject Neuroscience[8]
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Influence
Things named for déjà vu include DjVu[9], a file format[10], founded in 1998[11]; Deja Vu[12], a film[13], directed by Juliusz Machulski[14]; and Deià...Vu[15], an album[16].
Why It Matters
déjà vu has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 127 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]
Entities named for it include DjVu[9], a file format[10], founded in 1998[11]; Deja Vu[12], a film[13], directed by Juliusz Machulski[14]; and Deià...Vu[15], an album[16].