Elo rating system

method for calculating the relative skill levels of players in zero-sum games such as chess
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Elo rating system

Summary

Elo rating system is a rating system[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of rating_system entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,248 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Elo rating system is credited with the discovery of Arpad Elo[3].
  • Elo rating system's instance of is recorded as rating system[4].
  • Elo rating system's instance of is recorded as game mechanic[5].
  • Arpad Elo is named after Elo rating system[6].
  • Elo rating system's part of is recorded as chess terminology[7].
  • Elo rating system's sport is recorded as table tennis[8].
  • Elo rating system's sport is recorded as go[9].
  • Elo rating system's sport is recorded as chess[10].
  • Elo rating system's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0j7zz[11].
  • Elo rating system's described at URL is recorded as https://youtube.com/watch?v=AsYfbmp0To0[12].
  • Elo rating system's topic has template is recorded as Template:Peak rating of chess players[13].
  • Elo rating system's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://chess.stackexchange.com/tags/elo[14].
  • Elo rating system's main Wikidata property is recorded as P1087[15].
  • Elo rating system's different from is recorded as Elo[16].
  • Elo rating system's BabelNet ID is recorded as 03566426n[17].

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Works and Contributions

Elo rating system is credited with the discovery of Arpad Elo[3].

Why It Matters

Elo rating system ranks in the top 8% of rating_system entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,248 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  4. [6] . notes.rolandcrosby.com. notes.rolandcrosby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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