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Gibbs phenomenon

peculiar manner in which the Fourier series of a piecewise continuously differentiable periodic function behaves at a jump discontinuity
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Gibbs phenomenon

Summary

Gibbs phenomenon is a phenomenon[1]. It draws 1,394 Wikipedia views per month (phenomenon category, ranking #51 of 290).[2]

Key Facts

  • Gibbs phenomenon's instance of is recorded as phenomenon[3].
  • Gibbs phenomenon's instance of is recorded as physical theory[4].
  • Josiah Willard Gibbs is named after Gibbs phenomenon[5].
  • Gibbs phenomenon's Commons category is recorded as Gibbs phenomenon[6].
  • Gibbs phenomenon's has effect is recorded as ringing artifact[7].
  • Gibbs phenomenon's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[8].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include phenomenon[3] and physical theory[4].

Origins

Josiah Willard Gibbs is named after Gibbs phenomenon[5].

Why It Matters

Gibbs phenomenon draws 1,394 Wikipedia views per month (phenomenon category, ranking #51 of 290).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9]

Related Entities

Janowiec Wielkopolski Josiah Willard Gibbs

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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