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theoretical computer science

Summary

theoretical computer science is a branch of computer science[1]. It draws 472 Wikipedia views per month (branch_of_computer_science category, ranking #2 of 8).[2]

Key Facts

  • theoretical computer science's image is recorded as DFAexample.svg[3].
  • theoretical computer science's instance of is recorded as branch of computer science[4].
  • theoretical computer science's instance of is recorded as academic major[5].
  • theoretical computer science's GND ID is recorded as 4196735-5[6].
  • theoretical computer science's subclass of is recorded as computer science[7].
  • theoretical computer science's subclass of is recorded as fundamental science[8].
  • theoretical computer science's part of is recorded as computer science[9].
  • theoretical computer science's Commons category is recorded as Theoretical computer science[10].
  • theoretical computer science's pronunciation audio is recorded as LL-Q150 (fra)-0x010C-informatique théorique.wav[11].
  • theoretical computer science's BNCF Thesaurus ID is recorded as 73807[12].
  • theoretical computer science's has part is recorded as algorithmics[13].
  • theoretical computer science's has part is recorded as database theory[14].
  • theoretical computer science's has part is recorded as automata theory[15].
  • theoretical computer science's has part is recorded as computational complexity theory[16].
  • theoretical computer science's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01vtwr[17].
  • theoretical computer science's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Theoretical computer science[18].
  • theoretical computer science's Dewey Decimal Classification is recorded as 004.0151[19].
  • theoretical computer science's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Portal:Theoretical computer science[20].
  • theoretical computer science's Quora topic ID is recorded as Theoretical-Computer-Science[21].
  • theoretical computer science's JSTOR topic ID is recorded as theoretical-computer-science[22].
  • theoretical computer science's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[23].
  • theoretical computer science's Basisklassifikation is recorded as 54.10[24].
  • theoretical computer science's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 80444323[25].
  • theoretical computer science's Stack Exchange site URL is recorded as https://cstheory.stackexchange.com[26].
  • theoretical computer science's Golden ID is recorded as Theoretical_computer_science[27].

Why It Matters

theoretical computer science draws 472 Wikipedia views per month (branch_of_computer_science category, ranking #2 of 8).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] ↑ . lingualibre.fr. lingualibre.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  15. [17] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Quora. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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