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Laplace's demon

hypothetical being who knows the location and momentum of every atom and therefore knows the past and future of the universe using classical mechanics
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Laplace's demon

Summary

Laplace's demon is a thought experiment[1]. It draws 778 Wikipedia views per month (thought_experiment category, ranking #9 of 56).[2]

Key Facts

  • Laplace's demon's instance of is recorded as thought experiment[3].
  • Pierre-Simon Laplace is named after Laplace's demon[4].
  • Laplace's demon's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01ykzm[5].
  • Laplace's demon's Elhuyar ZTH ID is recorded as 137083[6].
  • Laplace's demon's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2776549220[7].
  • Laplace's demon's NicoNicoPedia ID is recorded as ラプラスの悪魔[8].
  • Laplace's demon's Namuwiki ID is recorded as 라플라스의 악마[9].
  • Laplace's demon's Personality Database profile ID is recorded as 60922[10].
  • Laplace's demon's Pixiv Encyclopedia ID is recorded as ラプラスの悪魔[11].

Why It Matters

Laplace's demon draws 778 Wikipedia views per month (thought_experiment category, ranking #9 of 56).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

Related Entities

Pierre-Simon Laplace

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . personality-database.com. Retrieved . personality-database.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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