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evolutionary process by which populations evolve to become distinct species
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speciation

Summary

speciation ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,013 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • speciation is a type of evolutionary process[2].
  • speciation's Commons category is recorded as Speciation[3].
  • speciation is the opposite of extinction[4].
  • speciation comprises mutation[5].
  • speciation's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Speciation[6].
  • speciation's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[7].
  • speciation's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 11[8].
  • speciation's topic has template is recorded as Template:Speciation[9].
  • speciation's has effect is recorded as species[10].
  • speciation's has characteristic is recorded as reproductive isolation[11].
  • speciation's studied by is recorded as speciation and extinction[12].

Body

Definition and Type

speciation is a type of evolutionary process[2]. speciation is the opposite of extinction[4].

Use and Application

speciation comprises mutation[5].

Why It Matters

speciation ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,013 views/month).[1] speciation has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] speciation is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic has template → Template:Speciation
    Subclass of → evolutionary process
    Opposite of → extinction
    Aliases → —
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 15045, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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