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geometrical optics

model of optics describing light as geometric rays
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geometrical optics

Summary

geometrical optics is a branch of physics[1]. It draws 434 Wikipedia views per month (branch_of_physics category, ranking #38 of 105).[2]

Key Facts

  • geometrical optics's instance of is recorded as branch of physics[3].
  • geometrical optics is part of optics[4].
  • geometrical optics's Commons category is recorded as Geometric optics[5].
  • geometrical optics's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Geometrical optics[6].
  • geometrical optics's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[7].
  • geometrical optics's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 3[8].
  • geometrical optics's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://physics.stackexchange.com/tags/geometric-optics[9].

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Definition and Type

geometrical optics's instance of is recorded as branch of physics[3].

Use and Application

geometrical optics is part of optics[4].

Why It Matters

geometrical optics draws 434 Wikipedia views per month (branch_of_physics category, ranking #38 of 105).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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