circle

Summary

circle is a shape^[1]. circle ranks in the top 6% of shape entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,387 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• circle's image is recorded as Toghrol Tower looking up.jpg^[3].
• circle's image is recorded as Ellipsoid circular sections.gif^[4].
• circle's instance of is recorded as shape^[5].
• circle's instance of is recorded as separator^[6].
• circle's instance of is recorded as sign^[7].
• circle's GND ID is recorded as 4032962-8^[8].
• circle's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85026057^[9].
• circle's subclass of is recorded as anallagmatic curve^[10].
• circle's subclass of is recorded as Ribaucour curve^[11].
• circle's subclass of is recorded as sinusoidal spiral^[12].
• circle's subclass of is recorded as locus^[13].
• circle's subclass of is recorded as analytic manifold^[14].
• circle's subclass of is recorded as ellipse^[15].
• circle's subclass of is recorded as rose^[16].
• circle's subclass of is recorded as hypersphere^[17].
• circle's subclass of is recorded as curve of constant width^[18].
• circle's subclass of is recorded as Zindler curve^[19].
• circle's subclass of is recorded as generalised circle^[20].
• circle's subclass of is recorded as conic section^[21].
• circle's subclass of is recorded as geometric primitive^[22].
• circle's subclass of is recorded as geometric shape^[23].
• circle's part of is recorded as sphere^[24].
• circle's part of is recorded as disk^[25].
• circle's Commons category is recorded as Circle geometry^[26].
• circle's pronunciation audio is recorded as LL-Q1571 (mar)-Vj18081991-वर्तुळ.wav^[27].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for circle include pi^[28], a transcendental number^[29]; Jigglypuff^[30], a fairy-type Pokémon^[31]; squircle^[32], a shape^[33]; circle graph^[34], an intersection class of graphs^[35]; gyrolite^[36], a mineral species^[37]; and Yuen Chau Tsai^[38], a former island^[39], in People's Republic of China^[40].

Why It Matters

circle ranks in the top 6% of shape entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,387 views/month).^[2] circle has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41] circle is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]

Entities named for circle include pi^[28], a transcendental number^[29]; Jigglypuff^[30], a fairy-type Pokémon^[31]; squircle^[32], a shape^[33]; circle graph^[34], an intersection class of graphs^[35]; gyrolite^[36], a mineral species^[37]; and Yuen Chau Tsai^[38], a former island^[39], in People's Republic of China^[40].