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mass wasting

geomorphic process by which soil, sand, regolith, and rock move downslope
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mass wasting

Summary

mass wasting ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (396 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • mass wasting is a type of erosion[2].
  • mass wasting's Commons category is recorded as Mass movements (geology)[3].
  • mass wasting's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Mass movements (geology)[4].
  • mass wasting's has effect is recorded as Debris flow (Murgang)[5].
  • mass wasting's equivalent class is recorded as http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000690[6].

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Definition and Type

mass wasting is a type of erosion[2].

Why It Matters

mass wasting ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (396 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · عُثمان · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Exact match → —
    Subclass of → erosion
    Has effect → Debris flow (Murgang)
    Subclass of → —
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P279]]: [[Q80026]]"
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