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compound interest

when interest is added to the principal of a deposit or loan, so that, from that moment on, the interest that has been added also earns interest
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compound interest

Summary

compound interest ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,737 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • compound interest is a type of interest[2].
  • compound interest's Commons category is recorded as Compound interest[3].
  • compound interest is the opposite of simple interest[4].
  • compound interest's facet of is recorded as mathematical finance[5].
  • compound interest's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[6].

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Definition and Type

compound interest is a type of interest[2]. It is the opposite of simple interest[4].

Why It Matters

compound interest ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,737 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

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  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Opposite of → simple interest
    Subclass of → —
    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject Mathematics
    Aliases → —
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007563683605171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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