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secretary problem

Summary

secretary problem is a mathematical problem[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of mathematical_problem entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,028 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • secretary problem's instance of is recorded as mathematical problem[3].
  • secretary is named after secretary problem[4].
  • secretary problem's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh2007002577[5].
  • secretary problem's Commons category is recorded as Secretary problem[6].
  • secretary problem's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/069_gm[7].
  • secretary problem's defining formula is recorded as \parallel P() \parallel Q() ;[8].
  • secretary problem's MathWorld ID is recorded as SultansDowryProblem[9].
  • secretary problem's Quora topic ID is recorded as Secretary-Problem[10].
  • secretary problem's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[11].
  • secretary problem's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 183211740[12].
  • secretary problem's National Library of Israel J9U ID is recorded as 987007554300205171[13].
  • secretary problem's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C183211740[14].

Why It Matters

secretary problem ranks in the top 5% of mathematical_problem entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,028 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Quora. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . National Library of Israel. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . OpenAlex. Retrieved . docs.openalex.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). secretary problem. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/secretary-problem
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_secretary-problem_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{secretary problem}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/secretary-problem}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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