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forgetting curve

decline of memory retention in time
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forgetting curve
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forgetting curve

Summary

forgetting curve is a scientific law[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • forgetting curve is credited with the discovery of Hermann Ebbinghaus[3].
  • forgetting curve's instance of is recorded as scientific law[4].
  • forgetting curve's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1885[5].
  • forgetting curve's facet of is recorded as job training[6].

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Definition and Type

forgetting curve's instance of is recorded as scientific law[4].

Why It Matters

forgetting curve has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Related Entities

Hermann Ebbinghaus

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → ['3GA8eq', '1nPzH1']
    Instance of → scientific law
    Discoverer or inventor → Hermann Ebbinghaus
    Aliases → —
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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