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principle of least effort

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principle of least effort

Summary

principle of least effort is a principle[1]. It draws 89 Wikipedia views per month (principle category, ranking #68 of 126).[2]

Key Facts

  • principle of least effort's instance of is recorded as principle[3].
  • principle of least effort's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0cyxfy[4].
  • principle of least effort's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2778724907[5].
  • principle of least effort's Encyclopedia of China is recorded as 134513[6].
  • principle of least effort's Encyclopedia of China is recorded as 408626[7].

Why It Matters

principle of least effort draws 89 Wikipedia views per month (principle category, ranking #68 of 126).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 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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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). principle of least effort. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/principle-of-least-effort
MLA “principle of least effort.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/principle-of-least-effort.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_principle-of-least-effort_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{principle of least effort}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/principle-of-least-effort}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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