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anisotropy

property of being directionally dependent, which implies different properties in different directions, as opposed to isotropy
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anisotropy

Summary

anisotropy ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,245 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • anisotropy is a type of property[2].
  • anisotropy's Commons category is recorded as Anisotropy[3].
  • anisotropy is the opposite of isotropy[4].
  • anisotropy's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[5].
  • anisotropy's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[6].
  • anisotropy's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[7].
  • anisotropy's different from is recorded as anisotropic filtering[8].
  • anisotropy's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[9].

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Definition and Type

anisotropy is a type of property[2]. anisotropy is the opposite of isotropy[4].

Why It Matters

anisotropy ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,245 views/month).[1] anisotropy has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] anisotropy is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . 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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  1. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → property
    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject Mathematics
    Opposite of → isotropy
    Subclass of → —
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007294718905171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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