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Weapons of Math Destruction

non-fiction work by Cathy O'Neil
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Summary

Weapons of Math Destruction is a written work[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of written work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (646 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: Cathy O'Neil[3]
  • Publisher: Crown Books[4]
  • Genre: non-fiction[5], essay[6]
  • Language of work or name: English[7]
  • Country of origin: United States[8]
  • Publication date: 2016[9]
  • Has edition or translation: Weapons of Math Destruction[10], Q131832471[11], Q137830434[12], Q137830436[13]
  • Main subject: mathematics[14], data ethics[15], big data[16]
  • Facet of: transparency[17], bias[18], discrimination[19], systemic discrimination[20]
  • Title: Weapons of Math Destruction[21], Armas de destrucción matemática[22]
  • Subtitle: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy[23], Cómo el big data aumenta la desigualdad y amenaza la democracia[24]
  • Copyright status: copyrighted[25]

Why It Matters

Weapons of Math Destruction is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

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  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11h ago · HedgeHog · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Facet of → transparency, bias, discrimination +1
    Goodreads work id → 48207762
    Wikipedia languages → ['en', 'es', 'gl', 'it']
    Instance of → written work
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