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Hungarian algorithm

combinatorial optimization algorithm for the assignment problem
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Hungarian algorithm

Summary

Hungarian algorithm is an algorithm[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of algorithm entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (430 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Hungarian algorithm is credited with the discovery of Harold W. Kuhn[3].
  • Hungarian algorithm's instance of is recorded as algorithm[4].
  • Hungarian algorithm's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/07rg2n[5].
  • Hungarian algorithm's Dictionary of Algorithms and Data Structures ID is recorded as HungarianAlgorithm[6].
  • Hungarian algorithm's Dictionary of Algorithms and Data Structures ID is recorded as munkresAssignment[7].
  • Hungarian algorithm's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 21785340[8].
  • Hungarian algorithm's Brilliant Wiki ID is recorded as hungarian-matching[9].
  • Hungarian algorithm's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C21785340[10].

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Designation and Status

Hungarian algorithm's instance of is recorded as algorithm[4].

Why It Matters

Hungarian algorithm ranks in the top 5% of algorithm entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (430 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . OpenAlex. Retrieved . docs.openalex.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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