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heisenbug

software bug that seems to disappear or alter its behavior when one attempts to study it
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heisenbug

Summary

heisenbug ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (210 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • uncertainty principle is named after heisenbug[2].
  • software bug is named after heisenbug[3].
  • heisenbug's subclass of is recorded as software bug[4].
  • heisenbug's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/09ng8h[5].
  • heisenbug's has cause is recorded as compiler optimization[6].
  • heisenbug's has cause is recorded as undefined behavior[7].
  • heisenbug's has cause is recorded as race condition[8].
  • heisenbug's has characteristic is recorded as difficulty[9].
  • heisenbug's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 35203864[10].

Why It Matters

heisenbug ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (210 views/month).[1] heisenbug has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] heisenbug is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). heisenbug. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/heisenbug
MLA “heisenbug.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/heisenbug.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_heisenbug_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{heisenbug}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/heisenbug}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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