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winding number

number of times a curve wraps around a point in the plane
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winding number

Summary

winding number ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (244 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • winding number's GND ID is recorded as 1115667890[2].
  • winding number's subclass of is recorded as invariant[3].
  • winding number's Commons category is recorded as Winding number[4].
  • winding number's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0ltgh[5].
  • winding number's different from is recorded as rotation number[6].
  • winding number's nLab ID is recorded as winding number[7].
  • winding number's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 137618395[8].
  • winding number's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C137618395[9].

Why It Matters

winding number ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (244 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . OpenAlex. Retrieved . docs.openalex.org. Provenance: 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). winding number. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/winding-number
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_winding-number_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{winding number}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/winding-number}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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