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match

small, coated stick which can be ignited by friction to light a fire
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match

Summary

match ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,625 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • match is made of wood[2].
  • match is made of phosphorus sesquisulfide[3].
  • match is made of cardboard[4].
  • match is made of phosphorus[5].
  • match is made of potassium chlorate[6].
  • match is made of paraffin wax[7].
  • match is made of hide glue[8].
  • match is a type of physical tool[9].
  • match is a type of fire-making tool[10].
  • match is a type of disposable product[11].
  • match is used for firelighting[12].
  • match's Commons category is recorded as Matches[13].
  • match's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Matches[14].
  • match's Commons gallery is recorded as Match[15].
  • match's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16].
  • match's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17].
  • match's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[18].
  • match's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[19].
  • match's different from is recorded as lighter[20].
  • match's different from is recorded as electric match[21].
  • match's exact match is recorded as http://wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu/wn30/03729826-n[22].
  • match's exact match is recorded as http://wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu/wn31/103696107-n[23].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include physical tool[9], fire-making tool[10], and disposable product[11].

Use and Application

match is used for firelighting[12].

Influence

Things named for match include julienne[24], a knife cut[25] and matchstick graph[26].

Why It Matters

match ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,625 views/month).[1] match has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] match is known by 72 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

Entities named for match include julienne[24], a knife cut[25] and matchstick graph[26].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → lighter, electric match
    Subclass of → physical tool, fire-making tool, disposable product
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → —
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|7 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 7714, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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