slide rule

Summary

slide rule has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[1]

Key Facts

• slide rule's based on is recorded as Gunter's line^[2].
• slide rule is a type of physical tool^[3].
• slide rule is a type of calculating tool^[4].
• slide rule is a type of non-electrical analog device^[5].
• slide rule's Commons category is recorded as Slide rules^[6].
• slide rule's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Slide rules^[7].
• slide rule's Commons gallery is recorded as Slide rules^[8].
• slide rule's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[9].
• slide rule's described by source is recorded as The Encyclopedia Americana^[10].
• slide rule's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia^[11].
• slide rule's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[12].
• slide rule's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 4^[13].
• slide rule's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics^[14].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include physical tool^[3], calculating tool^[4], and non-electrical analog device^[5].

Why It Matters

slide rule has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[1] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[15]