A human-made annual publication comprising a systematic compilation of factual data, statistics, and reference information organized by subject area for public use. Parameters: (1) periodic publication cycle — typically yearly; (2) multi-subject factual content — astronomical tables, weather patterns, demographic data, calendars, practical advice; (3) organized structure — tabular, alphabetical, or chronological arrangement enabling lookup; (4) general reference purpose — intended for broad public use rather than specialized scholarly inquiry. Persists through successive editions, archival libraries, and digital reproduction across publication cycles. [formal: almanac | substrate: mind | horizon: years | explicit: yes | epoch: 0.01]
Accepted ontology entry
almanac
A human-made annual publication comprising a systematic compilation of factual data, statistics, and reference information organized by subject area for public use. Parameters: (1) periodic publication cycle — typically yearly; (2) multi-s…
Definition
Why it is in scope
A human-made publication: a systematic annual compilation of facts, statistics, and reference data organized by subject, produced by human editors and compilers for public reference. Built to persist through periodic publication cycles and archival reproduction.
Names and aliases
- almanacen · CANONICAL
Relations from this entry
- cmrcnqbfn00tg13vzsaquk3isINSTANCE_OF →
An almanac is a specific type of reference record: a published annual compendium of statistics, dates, and facts. INSTANCE_OF because 'almanac is a kind of record' — it is a structured, published record of information.
- cmrc63zno009ga9g4bekm96pvDEPENDS_ON →
An almanac is organized by calendar year — months, days, seasons provide the organizing scaffold. Remove the calendar system and the almanac has no structure left.
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- Jul 20, 2026, 12:19 AM UTC
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