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quadrant

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Summary

quadrant ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (532 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • quadrant is a type of measuring instrument[2].
  • quadrant's Commons category is recorded as Quadrants (instrument)[3].
  • quadrant's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[4].
  • quadrant's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[5].
  • quadrant's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[6].
  • quadrant's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[7].
  • quadrant's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[8].
  • quadrant's described by source is recorded as Technical Encyclopedia, 1st edition[9].
  • quadrant's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)[10].
  • quadrant's replaces is recorded as astrolabe[11].

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Definition and Type

quadrant is a type of measuring instrument[2].

Why It Matters

quadrant ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (532 views/month).[1] quadrant has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] quadrant is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → measuring instrument
    Described by source → The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890), Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary +4
    Aliases → —
    Replaces → astrolabe
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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