# A Simple Derivation of the Heap's Law from the Generalized Zipf's Law

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/1711.03066 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/1711.03066/

## Key facts

- Cited by 1 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- First posted on arXiv 8 Nov 2017.

## Built on by (most cited first, 1 of 1)

- [Quadratic Term Correction on Heaps' Law](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2511.14683/) (2025)

## Abstract (arXiv)

I reproduce a rather simple formal derivation of the Heaps' law from the generalized Zipf's law, which I previously published in Russian.