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gnomon

Summary

gnomon ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (70 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • gnomon's image is recorded as Exagon&gnomons.gif[2].
  • gnomon's subclass of is recorded as polygon[3].
  • gnomon's Commons category is recorded as Gnomons (geometry)[4].
  • gnomon's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0ggvq_[5].
  • gnomon's has facet polytope is recorded as edge[6].
  • gnomon's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/gnomon-geometry[7].

Why It Matters

gnomon ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (70 views/month).[1] gnomon has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] gnomon is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). gnomon. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/gnomon-q5574373
MLA “gnomon.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/gnomon-q5574373.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_gnomon-q5574373_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{gnomon}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/gnomon-q5574373}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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