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power law

functional relationship between two quantities, where one quantity varies as a power of another
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power law

Summary

power law ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,339 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • power is named after power law[2].
  • power law is a type of universal law[3].
  • power law's Commons category is recorded as Power laws[4].
  • power law's said to be the same as is recorded as power function[5].
  • power law's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Power laws[6].
  • power law's facet of is recorded as probability distribution[7].
  • power law's different from is recorded as force[8].

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Definition and Type

power law is a type of universal law[3].

Origins

power is named after power law[2].

Why It Matters

power law ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,339 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17d ago · TE(æ)A,ea. · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Stated in → —
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  2. 19w ago · Tholzheim · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Factgrid item id → Pedras Altas
    Said to be the same as → power function
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    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P8168]]: Q1785825, adds FactGrid ID"
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