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Peto's paradox

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Peto's paradox

Summary

Peto's paradox is a paradox[1]. It draws 143 Wikipedia views per month (paradox category, ranking #41 of 104).[2]

Key Facts

  • Peto's paradox's instance of is recorded as paradox[3].
  • Richard Peto is named after Peto's paradox[4].
  • Peto's paradox's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0h_dcln[5].
  • Peto's paradox's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2778369524[6].
  • Peto's paradox's Namuwiki ID is recorded as 페토의 역설[7].

Why It Matters

Peto's paradox draws 143 Wikipedia views per month (paradox category, ranking #41 of 104).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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