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equal-area projection

map projection that preserves area measure, generally distorting shapes in order to do that
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equal-area projection

Summary

equal-area projection ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17,179 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • equal-area projection is a type of map projection[2].
  • equal-area projection is a type of measure-preserving dynamical system[3].
  • equal-area projection's Commons category is recorded as Equal-area projection[4].
  • equal-area projection's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Equal-area projections[5].
  • equal-area projection's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[6].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include map projection[2] and measure-preserving dynamical system[3].

Why It Matters

equal-area projection ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17,179 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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  1. 5d ago · Fryed-peach · 2026-09-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Iate entry id → 1467599
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P11662]]: 1467599, Matched to #mix'n'match [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/178460901|equal area projection (#178460901)]] for {{P|11662}}"
  2. 8d ago · Neo-Jay · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject Mathematics
    Commons category → Equal-area projection
    Subclass of → map projection, measure-preserving dynamical system
    Aliases → —
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P373]]: Equal-area projection"
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