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How to Solve It

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How to Solve It

Summary

How to Solve It is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (768 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • How to Solve It authored George Pólya[3].
  • How to Solve It's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • How to Solve It is part of psychological terminology[5].
  • How to Solve It was released on 1945[6].
  • How to Solve It's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'How to Solve It'}[7].
  • How to Solve It's title is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'いかにして問題をとくか'}[8].

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Authorship and Creation

How to Solve It authored George Pólya[3].

Publication

How to Solve It was released on 1945[6]. It is part of psychological terminology[5].

Why It Matters

How to Solve It ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (768 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

Related Entities

George Pólya literary work

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · JanaJin · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → literary work
    Publication date → —
    Part of → —
    Author → George Pólya
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1476]]: Jak to řešit?"
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