Trending Mathematical Concepts in Germany this month
The 100 most-viewed mathematical concepts this month on Wikipedia (Germany). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: pi.
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pi
constant ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter
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golden ratio
ratio between two quantities whose sum is at the same ratio to the larger one
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Bitcoin
digital cash system and associated currency
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Occam's razor
philosophical principle used to judge credibility of statements
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Euler's number
mathematical constant; limit of (1 + 1/n)^n as n approaches infinity; transcendental number approximately equal 2.718281828
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Roman numerals
numbers in the Roman numeral system
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geographical center of Germany
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Turing test
test of a machine's ability to exhibit intelligent behaviour equivalent to, or indistinguishable from, that of a human
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Taylor series
expression of a function as an infinite sum
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Monty Hall problem
mathematical problem
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Fourier transform
mathematical transform that expresses a function of time as a function of frequency
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sudoku
logic-based number-placement puzzle
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hexadecimal
numeral system with 16 as its base
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Mandelbrot set
fractal-like set that plays a significant role in chaos research
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Riemann hypothesis
conjecture in mathematics linked to the repartition of prime numbers
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Vitruvian Man
drawing by Leonardo da Vinci
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Trachtenberg system
system of rapid mental calculation
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binomial distribution
probability distribution
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birthday problem
mathematical problem
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Mรถbius strip
two-dimensional surface with only one side and only one edge
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Advanced Encryption Standard
block cipher standard
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NavierโStokes equations
system of nonlinear partial differential equations describing the motion of viscous fluids
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Monte Carlo method
broad class of computational algorithms using random sampling to obtain numerical results
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MP3
open standard lossy compression format for digital audio
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big O notation
form of Landau notation representing asymptotically equivalent or slower growth
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Kalman filter
algorithm that estimates unknowns from a series of measurements over time
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Impossible Puzzle
Puzzle published by Hans Freudenthal
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Levelized cost of energy
net present value of the generated electrical energy over the lifetime of a electricity generating plant
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Tetris
1984 tile-matching puzzle video game series
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von Neumann architecture
computer architecture using a common memory bus and address space for instructions and data
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Dijkstra's algorithm
graph search algorithm
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Jacobian matrix
the matrix of all first-order partial derivatives of a vector-valued function
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Platonic solid
convex regular polyhedra with the same number of faces at each vertex
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Newton's method
algorithm for finding a zero of a function
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Fourier series
decomposition of periodic functions into sums of simpler sinusoidal forms
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binary numeral system
system that represents numeric values using two symbols; 0 or 1
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Laplace transform
the integral transform โซโ^โ d๐ โ๐(๐ก)โขexp(โ๐ ๐ก)
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Kardashev scale
Proposed scale by which the scope of a civilisation might be measured
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Laplace operator
divergence of the gradient
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correlation
any statistical relationship, whether causal or not, between two random variables or bivariate data
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axiom
statement of a theory that is taken to be true
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Gaussian elimination
algorithm for solving systems of linear equations
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P versus NP problem
unsolved problem in computer science about time complexity
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Reynolds number
dimensionless quantity that is used to help predict similar flow patterns in different fluid flow situations
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convolution
binary mathematical operation on functions, defined as the integral of the product of two functions after one is reflected about the y-axis
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Minesweeper
logic puzzle video game genre
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tensor
multilinear map on some combination of scalars, vectors, covectors, and tensors
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integration by parts
theorem that relates the integral of a product of functions to the integral of their derivative and antiderivative
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chi-square test
statistical test
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Hilbert space
inner product space that is metrically complete; a Banach space whose norm induces an inner product (follows the parallelogram identity)
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Pythagorean triple
three positive integers, the squares of two of which sum to the square of the third
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ultrafinitism
concept in the philosophy of mathematics
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chirality
geometric property of some molecules and ions
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bubble sort
simple sorting algorithm
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coordinate system
system for determining the position of a point
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Euclidean vector
geometric object that has magnitude (or length) and direction
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massโenergy equivalence
physical law relating mass to energy
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idempotence
property of certain operations in mathematics and computer science, that can be applied multiple times without changing the result beyond th
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Base64
group of binary-to-text encoding schemes using 64 symbols (plus padding)
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function
association of a single output to each input
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wavelength
spatial period of the wave; the distance over which the wave's shape repeats; the inverse of the spatial frequency
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Poincarรฉ conjecture
theorem in geometric topology that every simply connected, closed 3-manifold is homeomorphic to the 3-sphere
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process capability index
statistical measure of process capability
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divergence theorem
generalization of the fundamental theorem in vector calculus
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Arrhenius equation
formula for the temperature dependence of reaction rates
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quicksort
divide and conquer sorting algorithm
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squaring the circle
geometric problem
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mountain pasture
form of small-scale farm where the animals are sent to a pasture for summer grazing
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Collatz conjecture
conjecture in mathematics that concerns sequences
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Gram-Schmidt process
method for orthonormalising a set of vectors
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Nominal Pipe Size
North American set of standard sizes for pipes
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Hessian matrix
matrix of second derivatives
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Euclidean algorithm
algorithm for computing greatest common divisors
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Riemann zeta function
analytic function
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geographical midpoint of Europe
one of several places in Europe
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Ethereum
public blockchain platform with programmable transaction functionality
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Pauli matrices
matrices important in quantum mechanics and the study of spin
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EulerโMascheroni constant
mathematical constant; limiting difference between the harmonic series and the natural logarithm; equal to ca 0.577
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permutation
change of ordering in a (mathematical) set
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integration by substitution
method of integration
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Hesse normal form
representation of a plane as a normal and distance
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Goldbach's conjecture
Conjecture that every even integer greater than 2 is the sum of two primes
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series
infinite sum
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barometric formula
formula used to model how air pressure varies with altitude
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Vieta's formulas
relations between the coefficients and the roots of a polynomial
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information entropy
expected value of the amount of information delivered by a message
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Zipf's law
probability distribution
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right-hand rule
common mnemonic for understanding orientation of axes in three-dimensional space
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Mastermind
board game
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number
mathematical object used to count, label, and measure
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chain rule
method of differentiating composed functions
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partial derivative
derivative of a function of several variables with respect to one variable, with the others held constant
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sieve of Eratosthenes
ancient algorithm for generating prime numbers
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metric space
set equipped with a metric (distance function)
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Benford's law
observation about the frequency distribution of leading digits in many real-life sets of numerical data
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Student's t-test
statistical method
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Jordan normal form
form of a matrix indicating its eigenvalues and their algebraic multiplicities
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Drake equation
probabilistic argument to estimate the number of alien civilizations in our galaxy
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binomial theorem
algebraic expansion of powers of a binomial
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Heron's method
Heron's method of calculating a square root
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