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The Art of Computer Programming

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The Art of Computer Programming

Summary

The Art of Computer Programming is a book series[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of book_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,597 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Art of Computer Programming authored Donald Knuth[3].
  • The Art of Computer Programming's instance of is recorded as book series[4].
  • The Art of Computer Programming's instance of is recorded as standard work[5].
  • The Art of Computer Programming's Commons category is recorded as The Art of Computer Programming[6].
  • The Art of Computer Programming's language of work or name is recorded as English[7].
  • The Art of Computer Programming's country of origin is recorded as United States[8].
  • The Art of Computer Programming comprises The Art of Computer Programming, Volume 1: Fundamental Algorithms[9].
  • The Art of Computer Programming comprises The Art of Computer Programming, Volume 2: Seminumerical Algorithms[10].
  • The Art of Computer Programming comprises The Art of Computer Programming, Volume 3: Sorting and Searching[11].
  • The Art of Computer Programming comprises The Art of Computer Programming, Volume 4A: Combinatorial Algorithms, Part 1[12].
  • The Art of Computer Programming comprises The Art of Computer Programming, Volume 4B: Combinatorial Algorithms, Part 2[13].
  • The Art of Computer Programming was released on 1968[14].
  • The Art of Computer Programming was published on 1969[15].
  • The Art of Computer Programming's has edition or translation is recorded as The Art of Computer Programming, Volumes 1-4A Boxed Set[16].
  • The Art of Computer Programming's official website is recorded as https://cs.stanford.edu/~knuth/taocp.html[17].
  • The Art of Computer Programming's main subject is algorithmics[18].
  • The Art of Computer Programming's main subject is computer programming[19].
  • The Art of Computer Programming's title is recorded as The Art of Computer Programming[20].
  • The Art of Computer Programming's title is recorded as Umění programování[21].
  • The Art of Computer Programming's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/taocp[22].
  • The Art of Computer Programming's number of parts of this work is recorded as {'amount': '+5'}[23].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include book series[4] and standard work[5].

Why It Matters

The Art of Computer Programming ranks in the top 5% of book_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,597 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

Related Entities

computer programming Donald Knuth United States

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Number of parts of this work → {'amount': '+5'}
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