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sine wave

mathematical curve that describes a smooth repetitive oscillation; continuous wave
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sine wave

Summary

sine wave ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,271 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • sine wave is a type of sinusoidal waveform[2].
  • sine wave's Commons category is recorded as Sine waves[3].
  • sine wave is the opposite of cosine wave[4].
  • sine wave's Unicode character is recorded as ∿[5].
  • sine wave comprises sinusoidal component[6].
  • sine wave comprises Category:Sine wave tones[7].
  • sine wave's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 10[8].
  • sine wave's described by source is recorded as Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics[9].
  • sine wave's equivalent class is recorded as https://www.commoncoreontologies.org/ont00000580[10].
  • sine wave's equivalent class is recorded as https://w3id.org/sstim/vocab#shapeSine[11].
  • sine wave's uses is recorded as sine[12].
  • sine wave's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[13].
  • sine wave's P14870 is recorded as ont00000580[14].

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Definition and Type

sine wave is a type of sinusoidal waveform[2]. It is the opposite of cosine wave[4].

Use and Application

Components include sinusoidal component[6] and Category:Sine wave tones[7].

Why It Matters

sine wave ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,271 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 73 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

Related Entities

Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

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

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 24d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-09-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14870 → ont00000580
    Used by → —
    Exact match → —
    Equivalent class → https://www.commoncoreontologies.org/ont00000580, https://w3id.org/sstim/vocab#shapeSine
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  2. 26d ago · عُثمان · 2026-09-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → sinusoidal waveform
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P279]]: [[Q161973]]"
  3. 27d ago · Rfabbri · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Exact match → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P2888]]: https://w3id.org/sstim/vocab#shapeSine, SSTIM mapping, derived from sstim-alignments.ttl"
  4. 5w ago · عُثمان · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → sinusoidal waveform
    Described by source → Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 10, Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics
    Has part(s) → sinusoidal component, Category:Sine wave tones
    Opposite of → cosine wave
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1709]]: https://www.commoncoreontologies.org/ont00000580"
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