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StilesCrisis • today at 1:03 PM • 2 replies • view on HN

Not "most searches." Wikipedia was (probably still is!) the the most common #1 result.

"#1 result for most searches" would mean 50% of all searches would have Wikipedia up top, and no site clears that bar.


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KMnO4 • today at 1:06 PM

That’s incorrect. If there are 10 websites competing for #1, Wikipedia could show up twice in 11 searches while the others showed up once.

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wgraj • today at 1:09 PM

The word you're looking for is plurality.

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