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magnetic declination

angle on the horizontal plane between magnetic north and true north
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magnetic declination
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magnetic declination

Summary

magnetic declination ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,151 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • magnetic declination is a type of error[2].
  • magnetic declination's described by source is recorded as Nordisk familjebok[3].
  • magnetic declination's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[4].
  • magnetic declination's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[5].
  • magnetic declination's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 7[6].
  • magnetic declination's different from is recorded as magnetic deviation[7].

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Definition and Type

magnetic declination is a type of error[2].

Why It Matters

magnetic declination ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,151 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] It is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → magnetic deviation
    Subclass of → error
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    Aliases → —
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007543566205171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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