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Platonic solid

convex regular polyhedra with the same number of faces at each vertex
Intangible mathematical_concept Q188745
Platonic solid
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Summary

Platonic solid is a mathematical concept[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of mathematical concept entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,062 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Named after: Plato[3]
  • Subclass of: regular polyhedron[4], convex polyhedron[5], regular convex polytope[6]
  • Commons category: Platonic solids[7]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Platonic solids[8]
  • Commons gallery: Platonic solid[9]
  • Disjoint union of: list of values as qualifiers[10]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics[11]

Why It Matters

Platonic solid has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 108 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

Related Entities

Plato Pythagoras

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9w ago · Michel Bakni · 2026-08-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named after → —
    Subclass of → —
    Disjoint union of → list of values as qualifiers
    Named after → Plato
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