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sine wave

mathematical curve that describes a smooth repetitive oscillation; continuous wave
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sine wave
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Summary

sine wave ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,873 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: sinusoidal waveform[2]
  • Commons category: Sine waves[3]
  • Opposite of: cosine wave[4]
  • Unicode character: ∿[5]
  • Has part(s): sinusoidal component[6], Category:Sine wave tones[7]
  • Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 10[8], Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics[9]
  • Equivalent class: https://www.commoncoreontologies.org/ont00000580[10], https://w3id.org/sstim/vocab#shapeSine[11]
  • Uses: sine[12]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics[13]
  • P14870: ont00000580[14]

Why It Matters

sine wave has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 73 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

Related Entities

Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5w ago · Mahir256 · 2026-09-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14870 → ont00000580
    Used by → —
    Exact match → —
    Equivalent class → https://www.commoncoreontologies.org/ont00000580, https://w3id.org/sstim/vocab#shapeSine
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  2. 5w ago · عُثمان · 2026-09-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → sinusoidal waveform
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Subclass of: curve"
  3. 5w ago · Rfabbri · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Exact match → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Exact match: https://w3id.org/sstim/vocab#shapeSine, SSTIM mapping, derived from sstim-alignments.ttl"
  4. 6w ago · عُثمان · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → sinusoidal waveform
    Described by source → Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 10, Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics
    Has part(s) → sinusoidal component, Category:Sine wave tones
    Opposite of → cosine wave
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Equivalent class: https://www.commoncoreontologies.org/ont00000580"
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