Fermat's principle
principle of least time
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Fermat's principle
Summary
Fermat's principle is a scientific law[1]. It draws 365 Wikipedia views per month (scientific_law category, ranking #4 of 30).[2]
Key Facts
- Fermat's principle's instance of is recorded as scientific law[3].
- Fermat's principle's instance of is recorded as variational principle[4].
- Pierre de Fermat is named after Fermat's principle[5].
- Fermat's principle's GND ID is recorded as 4350952-6[6].
- Fermat's principle's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85047828[7].
- +1662-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Fermat's principle[8].
- Fermat's principle's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/098w7[9].
- Fermat's principle's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0026476[10].
- Fermat's principle's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[11].
- Fermat's principle's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as science/Fermats-principle[12].
- Fermat's principle's name in kana is recorded as フェルマーのげんり[13].
- Fermat's principle's Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID is recorded as 4709513[14].
- Fermat's principle's Quora topic ID is recorded as Fermats-Principle[15].
- Fermat's principle's Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID is recorded as Fermats_prinsipp[16].
- Fermat's principle's Elhuyar ZTH ID is recorded as 136737[17].
- Fermat's principle's Wolfram Language entity code is recorded as Entity["PhysicalEffect", "FermatsPrinciple"][18].
- Fermat's principle's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 141176204[19].
- Fermat's principle's ProofWiki ID is recorded as Fermat's_Principle_of_Least_Time[20].
- Fermat's principle's Online PWN Encyclopedia ID is recorded as 3900483[21].
- Fermat's principle's Lex ID is recorded as Fermats_princip[22].
- Fermat's principle's Encyclopedia of China is recorded as 196101[23].
- Fermat's principle's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as principi-de-fermat[24].
- Fermat's principle's Vikidia article ID is recorded as fr:Principe_de_Fermat[25].
Why It Matters
Fermat's principle draws 365 Wikipedia views per month (scientific_law category, ranking #4 of 30).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]