curvature

Summary

curvature ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,628 views/month).^[1]

Key Facts

• curvature is a type of physical quantity^[2].
• curvature is a type of geometric measure^[3].
• curvature is a type of reciprocal length^[4].
• curvature's Commons category is recorded as Illustrations for curvature and torsion of curves^[5].
• curvature's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Curvature (mathematics)^[6].
• curvature's described by source is recorded as ISO 80000-3:2006 Quantities and units — Part 3: Space and time^[7].
• curvature's described by source is recorded as ISO 80000-3:2019 Quantities and units — Part 3: Space and time^[8].
• curvature's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[9].
• curvature's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[10].
• curvature's topic has template is recorded as Template:Curvature^[11].
• curvature's different from is recorded as signed curvature^[12].
• curvature's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics^[13].
• curvature's recommended unit of measurement is recorded as reciprocal metre^[14].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include physical quantity^[2], geometric measure^[3], and reciprocal length^[4].

Why It Matters

curvature ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,628 views/month).^[1] curvature has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[15] curvature is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[16]