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<blockquote>In other words, the population of a city is [according to Zipf's law], to a good approximation, inversely proportional to its rank [within its country]. Why this should be true, no one knows. </blockquote> | <blockquote>In other words, the population of a city is [according to Zipf's law], to a good approximation, inversely proportional to its rank [within its country]. Why this should be true, no one knows. </blockquote> | ||
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Steven Strogatz.<br> | |||
[http://judson.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/05/19/math-and-the-city/?em The New York Times] <br>May 29 2009<br> | [http://judson.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/05/19/math-and-the-city/?em The New York Times] <br>May 29 2009<br> | ||
Guest Column <br> | Guest Column <br> | ||
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In other words, the population of a city is [according to Zipf's law], to a good approximation, inversely proportional to its rank [within its country]. Why this should be true, no one knows.
Steven Strogatz.
The New York Times
May 29 2009
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