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rule of 72

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rule of 72

Summary

rule of 72 is an approximation[1]. It draws 499 Wikipedia views per month (approximation category, ranking #1 of 5).[2]

Key Facts

  • rule of 72's instance of is recorded as approximation[3].
  • rule of 72's subclass of is recorded as rule of thumb[4].
  • rule of 72's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01x8gp[5].
  • rule of 72's different from is recorded as United States Census Bureau[6].
  • rule of 72's MathWorld ID is recorded as Ruleof72[7].
  • rule of 72's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[8].
  • rule of 72's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 16419354[9].

Why It Matters

rule of 72 draws 499 Wikipedia views per month (approximation category, ranking #1 of 5).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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