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superellipse

closed curve resembling an ellipse
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superellipse

Summary

superellipse ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,007 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Gabriel Lamé is named after superellipse[2].
  • superellipse is a type of algebraic curve[3].
  • superellipse is a type of plane curve[4].
  • superellipse's Commons category is recorded as Superellipse[5].
  • superellipse's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Superellipse[6].
  • superellipse's Commons gallery is recorded as Superellipse[7].
  • superellipse's facet of is recorded as superformula[8].
  • superellipse's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[9].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include algebraic curve[3] and plane curve[4].

Origins

Gabriel Lamé is named after superellipse[2].

Why It Matters

superellipse ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,007 views/month).[1] superellipse has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] superellipse is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

Related Entities

Gabriel Lamé

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). superellipse. Retrieved October 1, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/superellipse
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_superellipse_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{superellipse}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/superellipse}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-01}}
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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. 25d ago · VGMaintenanceBot bot · 2026-09-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject Mathematics
    Subclass of → algebraic curve, plane curve
    Named after → Gabriel Lamé
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ [[Property:P9675]]: 10845, Add qualifier to Rosetta Code page ID `Superellipse`"
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