Metcalfe's law
empirical rule that the value of a telecommunications network is proportional to the square of its number of users
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Metcalfe's law
Summary
Metcalfe's law is a rule of thumb[1]. It draws 156 Wikipedia views per month (rule_of_thumb category, ranking #4 of 22).[2]
Key Facts
- Metcalfe's law is credited with the discovery of George Gilder[3].
- Metcalfe's law's instance of is recorded as rule of thumb[4].
- Metcalfe's law's instance of is recorded as Epigrammatic law[5].
- Robert Metcalfe is named after Metcalfe's law[6].
- Metcalfe's law's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0hfm2[7].
- Metcalfe's law's Quora topic ID is recorded as Metcalfes-Law-1[8].
- Metcalfe's law's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2776476921[9].
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Works and Contributions
Metcalfe's law is credited with the discovery of George Gilder[3].
Why It Matters
Metcalfe's law draws 156 Wikipedia views per month (rule_of_thumb category, ranking #4 of 22).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]