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rotation

circular movement of an object around a center or axis of rotation
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rotation

Summary

rotation ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (424 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • rotation is a type of motion[2].
  • rotation's Commons category is recorded as Rotation[3].
  • rotation's said to be the same as is recorded as turn[4].
  • rotation is the opposite of translational motion[5].
  • rotation's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Rotation[6].
  • rotation's partially coincident with is recorded as rotation[7].
  • rotation's has characteristic is recorded as rotational direction[8].
  • rotation's has characteristic is recorded as frequency[9].
  • rotation's has characteristic is recorded as angular velocity[10].
  • rotation's has characteristic is recorded as angular acceleration[11].
  • rotation's has characteristic is recorded as areal velocity[12].
  • rotation's has characteristic is recorded as axis of rotation[13].
  • rotation's has characteristic is recorded as angle of rotation[14].
  • rotation's manifestation of is recorded as time variation[15].
  • rotation's manifestation of is recorded as rotation[16].
  • rotation's different from is recorded as spinning[17].
  • rotation's different from is recorded as rotation[18].
  • rotation's different from is recorded as orbital revolution[19].
  • rotation's different from is recorded as rotation[20].
  • rotation's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[21].
  • rotation's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[22].

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Definition and Type

rotation is a type of motion[2]. rotation is the opposite of translational motion[5].

Influence

Things named for rotation include CORDIC[23], an approximation algorithm[24].

Why It Matters

rotation ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (424 views/month).[1] rotation has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] rotation is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

Entities named for rotation include CORDIC[23], an approximation algorithm[24].

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Said to be the same as → turn
    Partially coincident with → rotation
    Aliases → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Rotation
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|7 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 18145, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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