"Bradford’s law" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Forms: Bradford's law [canonical]
Etymology: Named after Samuel C. Bradford (1878–1948). Etymology templates: {{!}} |, {{lang|en|Samuel C. Bradford}} Samuel C. Bradford, {{named-after|en|Samuel C. Bradford|born=1878|died=1948|wplink==}} Named after Samuel C. Bradford (1878–1948) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Bradford's law}} Bradford's law
  1. (computational linguistics) A pattern that observes the diminishing returns in the search for references within science journals. Wikipedia link: Bradford’s law Categories (topical): Computational linguistics

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