face-centered cubic

one of two densest possible sphere packings in 3D Euclidean space
Thing lattice Q3006714
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face-centered cubic

Summary

face-centered cubic is a lattice[1]. It draws 45 Wikipedia views per month (lattice category, ranking #2 of 2).[2]

Key Facts

  • face-centered cubic's image is recorded as Face-centered cubic.svg[3].
  • face-centered cubic's instance of is recorded as lattice[4].
  • face-centered cubic's instance of is recorded as crystal structure[5].
  • face-centered cubic's Commons category is recorded as Face-centered cubic lattices[6].
  • face-centered cubic's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0nbdb2k[7].
  • face-centered cubic's Commons gallery is recorded as Face-centered cubic lattice[8].
  • face-centered cubic's facet of is recorded as close-packing of equal spheres[9].
  • face-centered cubic's facet of is recorded as cubic crystal system[10].
  • face-centered cubic's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'cfc'}[11].
  • face-centered cubic's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'fcc'}[12].
  • face-centered cubic's computes solution to is recorded as close-packing of equal spheres[13].
  • face-centered cubic's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/1q6j7fxwy[14].

Why It Matters

face-centered cubic draws 45 Wikipedia views per month (lattice category, ranking #2 of 2).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  12. [14] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). face-centered cubic. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/face-centered-cubic
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_face-centered-cubic_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{face-centered cubic}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/face-centered-cubic}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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