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Heaps' law

Summary

Heaps' law is a scientific law[1]. It draws 17 Wikipedia views per month (scientific_law category, ranking #25 of 30).[2]

Key Facts

  • Heaps' law's instance of is recorded as scientific law[3].
  • Heaps' law's Commons category is recorded as Heaps' law[4].
  • Heaps' law's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/028bdr[5].
  • Heaps' law's defining formula is recorded as V_R(n) = Kn^\beta[6].
  • Heaps' law's Wolfram Language entity code is recorded as Entity["PhysicalEffect", "HeapsLaw"][7].
  • Heaps' law's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[8].
  • Heaps' law's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 55937034[9].

Why It Matters

Heaps' law draws 17 Wikipedia views per month (scientific_law category, ranking #25 of 30).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Heaps' law. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/heaps-law
MLA “Heaps' law.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/heaps-law.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_heaps-law_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Heaps' law}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/heaps-law}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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