wearable computer

small computing devices (nowadays usually electronic) that are worn under, with, or on top of clothing
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wearable computer

Summary

wearable computer ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (105 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • wearable computer is credited with the discovery of Edward O. Thorp[2].
  • wearable computer is credited with the discovery of Claude Shannon[3].
  • wearable computer's image is recorded as Galaxy Watch.jpeg[4].
  • wearable computer's image is recorded as Apple Watch-.jpg[5].
  • wearable computer's image is recorded as Google Glass detail.jpg[6].
  • wearable computer's subclass of is recorded as mobile computer[7].
  • wearable computer's Commons category is recorded as Wearable computing[8].
  • wearable computer's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/081zt[9].
  • wearable computer's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Wearable computers[10].
  • wearable computer's BabelNet ID is recorded as 02668751n[11].
  • wearable computer's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 150594956[12].
  • wearable computer's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C150594956[13].
  • wearable computer's ScienceDirect topic ID is recorded as computer-science/wearable-computer[14].

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Works and Contributions

Credited discoveries include Edward O. Thorp[2], a mathematician[15], b. 1932[16], of United States[17], awarded the Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[18], specialised in probability theory[19] and Claude Shannon[3], a mathematician[20], 1916–2001[21], of United States[22], awarded the Stuart Ballantine Medal[23], specialised in probability theory[24].

Why It Matters

wearable computer ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (105 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [2] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . BabelNet. wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . OpenAlex. Retrieved . docs.openalex.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [15] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [16] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [17] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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