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prism

transparent optical element with flat, polished surfaces that refract light
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prism

Summary

prism ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (798 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • prism is a type of optical component[2].
  • prism's Commons category is recorded as Prisms (optics)[3].
  • prism's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Prisms (optics)[4].
  • prism's Commons gallery is recorded as Prism[5].
  • prism's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[6].
  • prism's shape is recorded as prism[7].
  • prism's different from is recorded as Pryzmat[8].
  • prism's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[9].

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Definition and Type

prism is a type of optical component[2].

Why It Matters

prism ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (798 views/month).[1] prism has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] prism is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → Pryzmat
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → optical component
    Shape → prism
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 4139, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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