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Golomb ruler

set of marks at integer positions along an imaginary ruler such that no two pairs of marks are the same distance apart
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Golomb ruler
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Golomb ruler

Summary

Golomb ruler ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (55 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Golomb ruler's image is recorded as Golomb Ruler-4.svg[2].
  • Solomon W. Golomb is named after Golomb ruler[3].
  • Golomb ruler's subclass of is recorded as Costas array[4].
  • Golomb ruler's Commons category is recorded as Golomb rulers[5].
  • Golomb ruler's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0cxmn[6].
  • Golomb ruler's MathWorld ID is recorded as GolombRuler[7].
  • Golomb ruler's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[8].
  • Golomb ruler's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 187516649[9].

Why It Matters

Golomb ruler ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (55 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

Related Entities

Solomon W. Golomb

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] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Golomb ruler. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/golomb-ruler
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