forgetting curve

decline of memory retention in time
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forgetting curve
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forgetting curve

Summary

forgetting curve is a scientific law[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of scientific_law entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (414 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • forgetting curve is credited with the discovery of Hermann Ebbinghaus[3].
  • forgetting curve's image is recorded as ForgettingCurve.svg[4].
  • forgetting curve's instance of is recorded as scientific law[5].
  • forgetting curve's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1885-00-00T00:00:00Z[6].
  • forgetting curve's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02yt9[7].
  • forgetting curve's facet of is recorded as job training[8].
  • forgetting curve's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2776244963[9].
  • forgetting curve's Encyclopedia of China is recorded as 242622[10].
  • forgetting curve's Encyclopedia of China is recorded as 26495[11].
  • forgetting curve's Encyclopedia of China is recorded as 135459[12].

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Works and Contributions

forgetting curve is credited with the discovery of Hermann Ebbinghaus[3].

Why It Matters

forgetting curve ranks in the top 10% of scientific_law entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (414 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). forgetting curve. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/forgetting-curve
MLA “forgetting curve.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/forgetting-curve.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_forgetting-curve_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{forgetting curve}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/forgetting-curve}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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