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Greater fool theory

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Greater fool theory

Summary

Greater fool theory is a theory[1]. It draws 286 Wikipedia views per month (theory category, ranking #49 of 323).[2]

Key Facts

  • Greater fool theory's instance of is recorded as theory[3].
  • Greater fool theory's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04tn1c[4].
  • Greater fool theory's facet of is recorded as economics[5].
  • Greater fool theory's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2780280791[6].

Why It Matters

Greater fool theory draws 286 Wikipedia views per month (theory category, ranking #49 of 323).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

Related Entities

economics

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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