lanthanide

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lanthanide

Summary

lanthanide ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,790 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • lanthanum is named after lanthanide[2].
  • lanthanide's element symbol is recorded as Ln[3].
  • lanthanide is a type of rare earth element[4].
  • lanthanide is a type of period 6[5].
  • lanthanide is a type of lithophile[6].
  • lanthanide's Commons category is recorded as Lanthanides[7].
  • lanthanide comprises cerium[8].
  • lanthanide comprises praseodymium[9].
  • lanthanide comprises neodymium[10].
  • lanthanide comprises promethium[11].
  • lanthanide comprises samarium[12].
  • lanthanide comprises europium[13].
  • lanthanide comprises gadolinium[14].
  • lanthanide comprises terbium[15].
  • lanthanide comprises dysprosium[16].
  • lanthanide comprises holmium[17].
  • lanthanide comprises erbium[18].
  • lanthanide comprises thulium[19].
  • lanthanide comprises ytterbium[20].
  • lanthanide comprises lutetium[21].
  • lanthanide's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lanthanides[22].
  • lanthanide's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 4[23].
  • lanthanide's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[24].
  • lanthanide's topic has template is recorded as Template:Periodic table (lanthanides)[25].
  • lanthanide's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[26].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include rare earth element[4], period 6[5], and lithophile[6].

Origins

lanthanum is named after lanthanide[2].

Use and Application

Components include cerium[8], a chemical element[27]; praseodymium[9], a chemical element[28]; neodymium[10], a chemical element[29]; promethium[11], a chemical element[30]; samarium[12], a chemical element[31]; and europium[13], a chemical element[32].

Why It Matters

lanthanide ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,790 views/month).[1] lanthanide has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] lanthanide is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11h ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named after lanthanum
    Topic's main category Category:Lanthanides
    Subclass of
    Has part(s) cerium, praseodymium, neodymium +11
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007567862105171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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