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Uncommon card · Science
Catenary, an Uncommon card
In physics and geometry, a catenary is the curve that an idealized hanging chain or cable assumes under its own weight when supported only at its ends in a uniform gravitational field.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 77
- DEF
- 85
- Power
- 162
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 130,000
Power 162 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
Catenary quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Catenary card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The catenary curve has a U-like shape, superficially similar in appearance to a ______.
Answer
parabola. The catenary curve has a U-like shape, superficially similar in appearance to a parabola. From the Catenary article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Chinese culture. Chinese culture 87 · Music industry 83 · Chemical reaction 80 · Catenary 77 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- The catenary curve has a U-like shape, superficially similar in appearance to a parabola.
- The curve appears in the design of certain types of arches and as a cross section of the catenoid, the shape assumed by a soap film bounded by two parallel circular rings.
- The catenary is also called the alysoid, chainette, or, particularly in the materials sciences, an example of a funicular.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Catenary article was read about 130,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 77 and blocks with 85: each hit it takes is cut by 34 %.
How to get Catenary
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
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The cards just above and just below Catenary in the power ranking, all domains together.
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- Chinese cultureUncommon · Science · ATK 87 DEF 75
- ChiosUncommon · Nature · ATK 78 DEF 84
- DartmoorUncommon · Nature · ATK 78 DEF 84
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Catenary (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Kamel15, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
