element

any one of the distinct objects that make up a set in set theory
Thing role Q379825
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Summary

element is a role[1]. element draws 2,088 Wikipedia views per month (role category, ranking #46 of 143).[2]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: element[3]
  • Part of: set[4]
  • Partially coincident with: instance of[5]
  • Has characteristic: is an element of[6], is not an element of[7]
  • Equivalent class: http://purl.allotrope.org/ontologies/common#AFC_0000167[8], http://www.ontologydesignpatterns.org/ont/dul/FormalSemantics.owl#SetElement[9]
  • Different from: bottom type[10], elemental[11]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics[12]

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Influence

Things named for element include Element[13], a free software[14].

Why It Matters

element has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] element is known by 71 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

Entities named for element include Element[13], a free software[14].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Q141142957. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Q141755622. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [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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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 1d ago · عُثمان · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'be', 'be_x_old', 'bn', 'bs', 'ca', 'ckb', 'cs', 'cy', 'de', 'en', 'es',
    Sitelink count → 50
    Equivalent class → http://purl.allotrope.org/ontologies/common#AFC_0000167, http://www.ontologydesignpatterns.org/ont/dul/FormalSemantic
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Equivalent class: http://www.ontologydesignpatterns.org/ont/dul/FormalSemantics.owl#SetElement"
  2. 4w ago · عُثمان · 2026-09-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Equivalent class → http://purl.allotrope.org/ontologies/common#AFC_0000167, http://www.ontologydesignpatterns.org/ont/dul/FormalSemantic
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Equivalent class: http://purl.allotrope.org/ontologies/common#AFC_0000167"
  3. 14w ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-07-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Partially coincident with → instance of
    Has characteristic → is an element of, is not an element of
    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject Mathematics
    Different from → bottom type, elemental
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||my, bn */ import labels from sitelinks; cleanup"
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