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  2. Purpose - Wikipedia

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    Purpose is an abiding intention to achieve a long-term goal that is both personally meaningful and makes a positive mark on the world. It is part of the topic of intentionality and goal-seeking behavior.

  3. Wikipedia:Purpose - Wikipedia

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    Wikipedia has a lofty goal: "a world in which every single person on the planet is given free access to the sum of all human knowledge." [1]Wikipedia's purpose is to benefit readers by acting as a widely accessible and free encyclopedia; a comprehensive written compendium that contains information on all branches of knowledge.

  4. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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    Free media repository. MediaWiki Wiki software development. Meta-Wiki Wikimedia project coordination. Wikibooks ... This Wikipedia is written in English.

  5. Wikipedia - Wikipedia

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    Various collaborative online encyclopedias were attempted before the start of Wikipedia, but with limited success. [19] Wikipedia began as a complementary project for Nupedia, a free online English-language encyclopedia project whose articles were written by experts and reviewed under a formal process. [20]

  6. Wikipedia:About - Wikipedia

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    Wikipedia is a free online encyclopedia that anyone can edit, and millions already have. Wikipedia's purpose is to benefit readers by presenting information on all branches of knowledge. Hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation, Wikipedia consists of freely editable content, with articles that often contain numerous links guiding readers to more ...

  7. Definition - Wikipedia

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    The definition must not be obscure. The purpose of a definition is to explain the meaning of a term which may be obscure or difficult, by the use of terms that are commonly understood and whose meaning is clear. The violation of this rule is known by the Latin term obscurum per obscurius. However, sometimes scientific and philosophical terms ...

  8. Wikipedia:WikiPurpose - Wikipedia

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    Wikipedia has a lofty goal: a comprehensive collection of all of the knowledge in the world. The purpose of Wikipedia is to document the sum total of human knowledge as it's found in reliable sources. Therefore, our primary function is inclusionist by nature.

  9. Meaning and Purpose - Wikipedia

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    Meaning and Purpose, written by Kenneth Walker, was first published in September 1944 by Jonathan Cape, London, and republished by Pelican Books in 1950.. The purpose of the book, as stated in the preface, was "... to examine critically those scientific theories of the last hundred years which have exerted a strong influence on our thinking, not so much for the purpose of assessing their worth ...