figuring

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figuring

Summary

figuring is a musical form[1]. figuring ranks in the top 4% of musical_form entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,201 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • figuring's instance of is recorded as musical form[3].
  • figuring's depicts is recorded as music[4].
  • figuring is a type of notation[5].
  • figuring is part of music[6].
  • figuring is part of printed sheet music[7].
  • figuring's Commons category is recorded as Musical notation[8].
  • figuring began on 300 BC[9].
  • figuring's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Musical notation[10].
  • figuring's Commons gallery is recorded as Musical notation[11].
  • figuring's described by source is recorded as Riemann's Music Dictionary[12].
  • figuring's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13].
  • figuring's described by source is recorded as Riemann's Music Dictionary[14].
  • figuring's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[15].
  • figuring's topic has template is recorded as Template:Musical notation[16].
  • figuring's used by is recorded as notated music[17].
  • figuring's main Wikidata property is recorded as P6883[18].
  • figuring's main Wikidata property is recorded as P12041[19].
  • figuring's uses is recorded as musical parameter[20].
  • figuring's exact match is recorded as http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_18cw[21].
  • figuring's practiced by is recorded as music transcriber[22].

Body

Definition and Type

figuring's instance of is recorded as musical form[3]. figuring is a type of notation[5].

Use and Application

Part of include music[6], a type of arts[23] and printed sheet music[7]. figuring's used by is recorded as notated music[17].

Why It Matters

figuring ranks in the top 4% of musical_form entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,201 views/month).[2] figuring has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] figuring is known by 57 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

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.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] . 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. [24] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of music, printed sheet music
    Subclass of notation
    Subclass of
    Uses musical parameter
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|10 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 1793, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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