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doubling the cube

geometric problem of constructing a cube with twice the volume of a given cube
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doubling the cube

Summary

doubling the cube is a mathematical problem[1]. It draws 475 Wikipedia views per month (mathematical_problem category, ranking #19 of 128).[2]

Key Facts

  • doubling the cube's instance of is recorded as mathematical problem[3].
  • doubling the cube is part of Mathematical problems of the classical antiquity[4].
  • doubling the cube's Commons category is recorded as Doubling the cube[5].
  • doubling the cube's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Doubling the cube[6].
  • doubling the cube's described by source is recorded as Nordisk familjebok[7].
  • doubling the cube's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[8].
  • doubling the cube's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[9].
  • doubling the cube's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10].
  • doubling the cube's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[11].

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Definition and Type

doubling the cube's instance of is recorded as mathematical problem[3].

Use and Application

doubling the cube is part of Mathematical problems of the classical antiquity[4].

Why It Matters

doubling the cube draws 475 Wikipedia views per month (mathematical_problem category, ranking #19 of 128).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Q24499104. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Q24499104. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → mathematical problem
    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject Mathematics
    Part of → Mathematical problems of the classical antiquity
    Great russian encyclopedia online id (2017) → 4215631
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007535952805171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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