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slide rule

mechanical analog computer
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Summary

slide rule ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,988 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Based on: Gunter's line[2]
  • Subclass of: physical tool[3], calculating tool[4], non-electrical analog device[5]
  • Commons category: Slide rules[6]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Slide rules[7]
  • Commons gallery: Slide rules[8]
  • Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[9], The Encyclopedia Americana[10], New International Encyclopedia[11], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[12], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 4[13]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics[14]

Why It Matters

slide rule has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 49 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Chambers Biographical Dictionary. wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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  1. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0250152-logaritmicka-pravitka
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: 0250152-logaritmicka-pravitka, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259494|batch #259494]]"
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