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Archimedean spiral

spiral with constant width between its turnings; in polar coordinates, distance from the origin is linearly proportional to angle
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Archimedean spiral

Summary

Archimedean spiral is a mathematical concept[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of mathematical_concept entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (967 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Archimedean spiral is credited with the discovery of Archimedes[3].
  • Archimedean spiral's instance of is recorded as mathematical concept[4].
  • Archimedes is named after Archimedean spiral[5].
  • Archimedean spiral is a type of spiral[6].
  • Archimedean spiral is a type of transcendental curve[7].
  • Archimedean spiral is a type of generalized Archimedean spiral[8].
  • Archimedean spiral's Commons category is recorded as Archimedean spirals[9].
  • Archimedean spiral's different from is recorded as Archimedes' screw[10].
  • Archimedean spiral's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[11].

Body

Definition and Type

Archimedean spiral's instance of is recorded as mathematical concept[4]. Recorded subclass of include spiral[6], transcendental curve[7], and generalized it[8].

Origins

Archimedes is named after Archimedean spiral[5].

Why It Matters

Archimedean spiral ranks in the top 6% of mathematical_concept entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (967 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 49 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

Related Entities

Archimedes

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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  1. 17d ago · VGMaintenanceBot bot · 2026-09-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Instance of → mathematical concept
    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject Mathematics
    Different from → Archimedes' screw
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ [[Property:P9675]]: 10965, Add qualifier to Rosetta Code page ID `Archimedean_spiral`"
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