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spherical harmonic

special function over the surface of a sphere
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spherical harmonic

Summary

spherical harmonic is a special function[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of special_function entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,344 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • spherical harmonic's instance of is recorded as special function[3].
  • spherical harmonic's Commons category is recorded as Spherical harmonics[4].
  • spherical harmonic's described by source is recorded as ISO 80000-2:2019 Quantities and units — Part 2: Mathematics[5].
  • spherical harmonic's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[6].
  • spherical harmonic's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[7].

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Definition and Type

spherical harmonic's instance of is recorded as special function[3].

Why It Matters

spherical harmonic ranks in the top 9% of special_function entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,344 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] It is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

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.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 495qNi
    Instance of → special function
    Described by source → ISO 80000-2:2019 Quantities and units — Part 2: Mathematics, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
    Aliases → —
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
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