Degen's eight-square identity

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Intangible theorem Q1187196
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Degen's eight-square identity

Summary

Degen's eight-square identity is a theorem[1]. It draws 19 Wikipedia views per month (theorem category, ranking #259 of 1,306).[2]

Key Facts

  • Degen's eight-square identity's instance of is recorded as theorem[3].
  • Karl Ferdinand Degen is named after Degen's eight-square identity[4].
  • Degen's eight-square identity's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1818-00-00T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Degen's eight-square identity's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0cyc69[6].
  • Degen's eight-square identity's defining formula is recorded as (A^2+B^2+C^2+D^2+E^2+F^2+G^2+H^2)(a^2+b^2+c^2+d^2+e^2+f^2+g^2+h^2)=(Aa-Bb-Cc-Dd-Ee-Ff-Gg-Hh)^2+(Ab+Ba+Cd-Dc+Ef-Fe-Gh+Hg)^2+(Ac-Bd+Ca+Db+Eg+Fh-Ge-Hf)^2+(Ad+Bc-Cb+Da+Eh-Fg+Gf-He)^2+(Ae-Bf-Cg-Dh+Ea+Fb+Gc+Hd)^2+(Af+Be-Ch+Dg-Eb+Fa-Gd+Hc)^2+(Ag+Bh+Ce-Df-Ec+Fd+Ga-Hb)^2+(Ah-Bg+Cf+De-Ed-Fc+Gb+Ha)^2[7].
  • Degen's eight-square identity's MathWorld ID is recorded as DegensEight-SquareIdentity[8].
  • Degen's eight-square identity's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[9].

Why It Matters

Degen's eight-square identity draws 19 Wikipedia views per month (theorem category, ranking #259 of 1,306).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10]

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  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  4. [6] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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