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brachistochrone curve

curve connecting two points such that a bead sliding frictionlessly in a uniform gravitational field moves to the other endpoint the fastest
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brachistochrone curve

Summary

brachistochrone curve ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,619 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • brachistochrone curve is a type of cycloid[2].
  • brachistochrone curve's Commons category is recorded as Brachistochrone[3].
  • brachistochrone curve's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[4].
  • brachistochrone curve's described by source is recorded as Dictionnaire de la langue française[5].
  • brachistochrone curve's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[6].
  • brachistochrone curve's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://physics.stackexchange.com/tags/brachistochrone-problem[7].
  • brachistochrone curve's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[8].

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Definition and Type

brachistochrone curve is a type of cycloid[2].

Why It Matters

brachistochrone curve ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,619 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject Mathematics
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → cycloid
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