"Stigler's law" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Etymology: Proposed in 1980 by statistics professor Stephen Stigler (born 1941). Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Stigler's law
  1. The cynical observation that no scientific discovery is named after its original discoverer. Wikipedia link: Stephen Stigler, Stigler's law of eponymy

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