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unique or novel device, method, composition or process; product of the process of invention
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invention

Summary

invention ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (690 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • invention is a type of work[2].
  • invention's Commons category is recorded as Inventions[3].
  • invention's said to be the same as is recorded as Q6531961[4].
  • invention's has cause is recorded as invention[5].
  • invention's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Inventions[6].
  • invention's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[7].
  • invention's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[8].
  • invention's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[9].
  • invention's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work[10].
  • invention's topic has template is recorded as Template:Inventions[11].
  • invention's has characteristic is recorded as first of its kind[12].
  • invention's has characteristic is recorded as originality[13].
  • invention's main Wikidata property is recorded as P61[14].
  • invention's main Wikidata property is recorded as P575[15].
  • invention's main Wikidata property is recorded as P1071[16].
  • invention's different from is recorded as invention[17].

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Definition and Type

invention is a type of work[2].

Why It Matters

invention ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (690 views/month).[1] invention has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] invention is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Said to be the same as → Q6531961
    Has cause → invention
    Aliases → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Inventions
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|7 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 866, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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