Happy Ending problem

problem about proving that five points in the plane will have a subset forming the vertices of a convex quadrilateral
Thing mathematical_problem Q1033772
Happy Ending problem
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Happy Ending problem

Summary

Happy Ending problem is a mathematical problem[1]. It draws 113 Wikipedia views per month (mathematical_problem category, ranking #30 of 128).[2]

Key Facts

  • Happy Ending problem's image is recorded as Happy-End-problem.svg[3].
  • Happy Ending problem's instance of is recorded as mathematical problem[4].
  • happy ending is named after Happy Ending problem[5].
  • Happy Ending problem's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/07p47h[6].
  • Happy Ending problem's MathWorld ID is recorded as HappyEndProblem[7].
  • Happy Ending problem's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[8].
  • Happy Ending problem's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 113986443[9].
  • Happy Ending problem's Encyclopedia of China is recorded as 109705[10].
  • Happy Ending problem's Erdős Problem number is recorded as 107[11].

Why It Matters

Happy Ending problem draws 113 Wikipedia views per month (mathematical_problem category, ranking #30 of 128).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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