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Amdahl's law

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Amdahl's law

Summary

Amdahl's law is a formula[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Amdahl's law's instance of is recorded as formula[3].
  • Gene Amdahl is named after Amdahl's law[4].
  • Amdahl's law's Commons category is recorded as Amdahl's law[5].
  • Amdahl's law's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[6].

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Definition and Type

Amdahl's law's instance of is recorded as formula[3].

Origins

Gene Amdahl is named after Amdahl's law[4].

Why It Matters

Amdahl's law has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

Related Entities

Gene Amdahl

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named after → Gene Amdahl
    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject Mathematics
    Named after → —
    Instance of → formula
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