physics

study of matter and its motion, along with related concepts such as energy and force
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physics

Summary

physics is a branch of science[1]. physics ranks in the top 0.52% of branch_of_science entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,223 views/month, #1 of 193).[2]

Key Facts

  • physics's instance of is recorded as branch of science[3].
  • physics's instance of is recorded as academic discipline[4].
  • physics's instance of is recorded as exact science[5].
  • physics is a type of natural science[6].
  • physics is a type of physical science[7].
  • physics's Commons category is recorded as Physics[8].
  • physics's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Physics[9].
  • physics's Commons gallery is recorded as Physics[10].
  • physics's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Portal:Physics[11].
  • physics's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[12].
  • physics's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[13].
  • physics's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14].
  • physics's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15].
  • physics's described by source is recorded as Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language[16].
  • physics's topic has template is recorded as Template:TopicTOC-Physics[17].
  • physics's topic has template is recorded as Template:General physics[18].
  • physics's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://math.stackexchange.com/tags/physics[19].
  • physics's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://cstheory.stackexchange.com/tags/physics[20].
  • physics's different from is recorded as physical science[21].
  • physics's history of topic is recorded as history of physics[22].
  • physics's hashtag is recorded as physics[23].
  • physics's is the study of is recorded as matter[24].
  • physics's is the study of is recorded as energy[25].
  • physics's permanent duplicated item is recorded as Q128183230[26].
  • physics's practiced by is recorded as physicist[27].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include branch of science[3], academic discipline[4], and exact science[5]. Recorded subclass of include natural science[6] and physical science[7].

Influence

Things named for physics include physical geodesy[28] and physics envy[29], a social phenomenon[30].

Why It Matters

physics ranks in the top 0.52% of branch_of_science entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,223 views/month, #1 of 193).[2] physics has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] physics is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

Entities named for physics include physical geodesy[28] and physics envy[29], a social phenomenon[30].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Q1227538. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 26d ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 4w ago · Andre Engels · 2026-07-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Lemmy community id [email protected]
    Mathematics subject classification id 00A79
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P3285]]: 00A79, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/298112583|Physics (#298112583)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8156|Mathematics Subject Classi"
  3. 5w ago · Charp238 · 2026-07-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Lemmy community id [email protected]
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P11947]]: [email protected]"
  4. 5w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 2pWwzm
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  5. 7w ago · Andre Engels · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Oxford classical dictionary id 5070
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  6. 9w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag physics
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  7. 9w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id h0001566-fyzika
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  8. 13w ago · Charp238 · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Stack exchange tag https://math.stackexchange.com/tags/physics, https://cstheory.stackexchange.com/tags/physics
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1482]]: https://academia.stackexchange.com/tags/physics"
  9. 13w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Edam ontology id topic_3318
    Stack exchange site url https://physics.stackexchange.com/, https://physics.stackexchange.com
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 900, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
  10. 15w ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nci thesaurus id C16989
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  11. 15w ago · GeertivpBot bot · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) Q136980
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    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P527]]: [[Q136980]], #pwb Copy label Add omvat deel (P527)"
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