Benford's law

Summary

Benford's law is a probability distribution^[1]. It draws 1,488 Wikipedia views per month (probability_distribution category, ranking #1 of 9).^[2]

Key Facts

• Benford's law is the creator of Frank Benford^[3].
• Benford's law's image is recorded as Rozklad benforda.svg^[4].
• Benford's law's instance of is recorded as probability distribution^[5].
• Benford's law's instance of is recorded as empirical law^[6].
• Benford's law's instance of is recorded as rule of thumb^[7].
• Frank Benford is named after Benford's law^[8].
• Benford's law's GND ID is recorded as 4959372-9^[9].
• Benford's law's has use is recorded as detection^[10].
• Benford's law's Commons category is recorded as Benford's law^[11].
• +1938-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Benford's law^[12].
• Benford's law's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/095vj^[13].
• Benford's law's location of creation is recorded as Schenectady^[14].
• Benford's law's used by is recorded as fraud prevention and detection^[15].
• Benford's law's BBC Things ID is recorded as c10272db-b255-483d-9101-42b1a4a9359d^[16].
• Benford's law's defining formula is recorded as P(d)=\log_{10}(d+1)-\log_{10}(d)=\log_{10} \left(\frac{d+1}{d}\right)=\log_{10} \left(1+\frac{1}{d}\right)^[17].
• Benford's law's MathWorld ID is recorded as BenfordsLaw^[18].
• Benford's law's Quora topic ID is recorded as Benfords-Law^[19].
• Benford's law's Rosetta Code page ID is recorded as Benford's_law^[20].
• Benford's law's Dictionary of Algorithms and Data Structures ID is recorded as benfordslaw^[21].
• Benford's law's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics^[22].
• Benford's law's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 152636012^[23].
• Benford's law's Brilliant Wiki ID is recorded as benfords-law^[24].
• Benford's law's Yle topic ID is recorded as 18-256033^[25].
• Benford's law's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C152636012^[26].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include probability distribution^[5], empirical law^[6], and rule of thumb^[7].

History and Context

+1938-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Benford's law^[12]. Frank Benford is named after it^[8].

Why It Matters

Benford's law draws 1,488 Wikipedia views per month (probability_distribution category, ranking #1 of 9).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[27] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]