state of matter

distinct forms that different phases of matter take on
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Summary

state of matter is a physical property[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of physical property entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,114 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: metaclass[3], concept in physics[4]
  • Subclass of: phase[5], categorical value[6]
  • Part of: phase[7]
  • Commons category: States of aggregation[8]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Phases of matter[9]
  • Facet of: phase[10]
  • Described by source: Technical Encyclopedia, 1st edition[11], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[12], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[13], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[14], Khan Academy[15], ThoughtCo.[16], PhET Interactive Simulations[17]
  • Topic has template: Template:States of matter[18]
  • Main Wikidata property: P515[19]
  • Equivalent class: https://w3id.org/gso/1.0/common/State_Of_Matter_Value[20]
  • Different from: physical quantity[21], phase[22]
  • Has list: list of states of matter[23]
  • Disjoint union of: list of values as qualifiers[24]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:List of articles all languages should have[25], Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[26]
  • Is metaclass for: matter[27]

Why It Matters

state of matter has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . pediaa.com. Retrieved . pediaa.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Q141222183. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . pediaa.com. pediaa.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 17d ago · Fgnievinski · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 130
    Equivalent class → https://w3id.org/gso/1.0/common/State_Of_Matter_Value
    Wikipedia languages → ['abstract', 'af', 'als', 'an', 'ar', 'arz', 'as', 'ast', 'az', 'azb', 'ba', 'ba
    Facet of → phase
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Facet of: phase"
  2. 7w ago · عُثمان · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → phase, categorical value
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Subclass of: categorical value"
  3. 8w ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-08-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Technical Encyclopedia, 1st edition, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890), Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition +4
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||ku, arz, knc */ import labels from sitelinks"
  4. 13w ago · AddyLockPool · 2026-07-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Technical Encyclopedia, 1st edition, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890), Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition +4
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Described by source: Khan Academy"
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