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Koomey's law

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Koomey's law

Summary

Koomey's law is a trend[1]. It draws 56 Wikipedia views per month (trend category, ranking #4 of 6).[2]

Key Facts

  • Koomey's law's image is recorded as Koomeys law graph, made by Koomey.jpg[3].
  • Koomey's law's instance of is recorded as trend[4].
  • Koomey's law's instance of is recorded as rule of thumb[5].
  • Jonathan Koomey is named after Koomey's law[6].
  • Koomey's law's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0h665t0[7].
  • Koomey's law's Quora topic ID is recorded as Koomeys-Law[8].
  • Koomey's law's Wolfram Language entity code is recorded as Entity["PhysicalEffect", "KoomeysLaw"][9].
  • Koomey's law's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2777144143[10].

Why It Matters

Koomey's law draws 56 Wikipedia views per month (trend category, ranking #4 of 6).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] ↑ . Quora. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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