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Z-order curve

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Z-order curve

Summary

Z-order curve ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (303 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Z-order curve is credited with the discovery of Guy Macdonald Morton[2].
  • Z-order curve's image is recorded as Four-level Z.svg[3].
  • Guy Macdonald Morton is named after Z-order curve[4].
  • Z-order curve's subclass of is recorded as space-filling curve[5].
  • Z-order curve's subclass of is recorded as fractal curve[6].
  • Z-order curve's Commons category is recorded as Z-order curves[7].
  • Z-order curve's publication date is recorded as +1966-00-00T00:00:00Z[8].
  • Z-order curve's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05pcd5[9].
  • Z-order curve's different from is recorded as Z curve[10].
  • Z-order curve's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 49856401[11].

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Works and Contributions

Z-order curve is credited with the discovery of Guy Macdonald Morton[2].

Why It Matters

Z-order curve ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (303 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

Related Entities

Guy Macdonald Morton Semond

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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