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interval

subset an ordered set that consists of all elements between two given endpoints
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Summary

interval ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,535 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: order-convex set[2]
  • Part of: preordered set[3]
  • Commons category: Real intervals[4]
  • Has characteristic: infimum[5], supremum[6]
  • Different from: interval[7], bounded interval[8], range[9]
  • Studied by: order theory[10]
  • Union of: list of values as qualifiers[11]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics[12]

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Influence

Things named for interval include interval graph[13], an intersection class of graphs[14].

Why It Matters

interval has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] interval is known by 52 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

Entities named for interval include interval graph[13], an intersection class of graphs[14].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Independence, Additivity, Uncertainty. wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [14] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16w ago · AddyLockPool · 2026-06-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Union of → list of values as qualifiers, list of values as qualifiers, list of values as qualifiers
    Subclass of → order-convex set
    Part of → —
    Part of → preordered set
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Brilliant wiki id: interval-notation, Moving to Q140314973"
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