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Lorenz curve

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Lorenz curve

Summary

Lorenz curve ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,008 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Max O. Lorenz is named after Lorenz curve[2].
  • Lorenz curve is a type of economic curve[3].
  • Lorenz curve's Commons category is recorded as Lorenz curve[4].
  • Lorenz curve's different from is recorded as Cauchy distribution[5].
  • Lorenz curve's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[6].

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Definition and Type

Lorenz curve is a type of economic curve[3].

Origins

Max O. Lorenz is named after Lorenz curve[2].

Why It Matters

Lorenz curve ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,008 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → economic curve
    Named after → —
    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject Mathematics
    Subclass of → —
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007536145605171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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