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Levinthal's paradox

paradox that the number of possible protein-folding configurations is too large, so that it is impossible that the lowest-energy configuration will be found purely thermodynamically
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Levinthal's paradox

Summary

Levinthal's paradox is a paradox[1]. It draws 85 Wikipedia views per month (paradox category, ranking #53 of 104).[2]

Key Facts

  • Levinthal's paradox's instance of is recorded as paradox[3].
  • Cyrus Levinthal is named after Levinthal's paradox[4].
  • Levinthal's paradox's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02s0hy[5].
  • Levinthal's paradox's facet of is recorded as protein folding[6].
  • Levinthal's paradox's Quora topic ID is recorded as Levinthals-Paradox[7].
  • Levinthal's paradox's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 38693183[8].

Why It Matters

Levinthal's paradox draws 85 Wikipedia views per month (paradox category, ranking #53 of 104).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

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] ↑ . Quora. 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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