Trending Mathematical Concepts in Germany this year
The 100 most-viewed mathematical concepts this year 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
1,225
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golden ratio
ratio between two quantities whose sum is at the same ratio to the larger one
1,030
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Bitcoin
digital cash system and associated currency
839
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Occam's razor
philosophical principle used to judge credibility of statements
710
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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
653
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Monty Hall problem
mathematical problem
648
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Roman numerals
numbers in the Roman numeral system
637
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Taylor series
expression of a function as an infinite sum
456
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geographical center of Germany
441
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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
440
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sudoku
logic-based number-placement puzzle
419
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Mandelbrot set
fractal-like set that plays a significant role in chaos research
409
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Riemann hypothesis
conjecture in mathematics linked to the repartition of prime numbers
405
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Fourier transform
mathematical transform that expresses a function of time as a function of frequency
366
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Vitruvian Man
drawing by Leonardo da Vinci
359
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birthday problem
mathematical problem
352
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Tetris
1984 tile-matching puzzle video game series
345
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Mรถbius strip
two-dimensional surface with only one side and only one edge
340
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NavierโStokes equations
system of nonlinear partial differential equations describing the motion of viscous fluids
336
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hexadecimal
numeral system with 16 as its base
333
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MP3
open standard lossy compression format for digital audio
328
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binomial distribution
probability distribution
312
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Advanced Encryption Standard
block cipher standard
304
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Trachtenberg system
system of rapid mental calculation
291
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Monte Carlo method
broad class of computational algorithms using random sampling to obtain numerical results
286
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Levelized cost of energy
net present value of the generated electrical energy over the lifetime of a electricity generating plant
284
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big O notation
form of Landau notation representing asymptotically equivalent or slower growth
268
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Kalman filter
algorithm that estimates unknowns from a series of measurements over time
258
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Platonic solid
convex regular polyhedra with the same number of faces at each vertex
252
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Dijkstra's algorithm
graph search algorithm
233
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axiom
statement of a theory that is taken to be true
231
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Kardashev scale
Proposed scale by which the scope of a civilisation might be measured
227
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Impossible Puzzle
Puzzle published by Hans Freudenthal
224
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binary numeral system
system that represents numeric values using two symbols; 0 or 1
218
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Jacobian matrix
the matrix of all first-order partial derivatives of a vector-valued function
218
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Drake equation
probabilistic argument to estimate the number of alien civilizations in our galaxy
217
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von Neumann architecture
computer architecture using a common memory bus and address space for instructions and data
216
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P versus NP problem
unsolved problem in computer science about time complexity
211
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Fourier series
decomposition of periodic functions into sums of simpler sinusoidal forms
200
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Laplace operator
divergence of the gradient
198
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Goldbach's conjecture
Conjecture that every even integer greater than 2 is the sum of two primes
197
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Euclidean vector
geometric object that has magnitude (or length) and direction
196
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tensor
multilinear map on some combination of scalars, vectors, covectors, and tensors
195
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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)
194
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Laplace transform
the integral transform โซโ^โ d๐ โ๐(๐ก)โขexp(โ๐ ๐ก)
194
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Newton's method
algorithm for finding a zero of a function
190
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Gaussian elimination
algorithm for solving systems of linear equations
187
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massโenergy equivalence
physical law relating mass to energy
186
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correlation
any statistical relationship, whether causal or not, between two random variables or bivariate data
186
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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
183
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chirality
geometric property of some molecules and ions
181
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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
177
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Poincarรฉ conjecture
theorem in geometric topology that every simply connected, closed 3-manifold is homeomorphic to the 3-sphere
177
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divergence theorem
generalization of the fundamental theorem in vector calculus
177
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Reynolds number
dimensionless quantity that is used to help predict similar flow patterns in different fluid flow situations
176
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coordinate system
system for determining the position of a point
176
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Benford's law
observation about the frequency distribution of leading digits in many real-life sets of numerical data
169
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Ethereum
public blockchain platform with programmable transaction functionality
163
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Pythagorean triple
three positive integers, the squares of two of which sum to the square of the third
163
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function
association of a single output to each input
161
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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
160
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Minesweeper
logic puzzle video game genre
160
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bubble sort
simple sorting algorithm
156
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chi-square test
statistical test
156
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Collatz conjecture
conjecture in mathematics that concerns sequences
155
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Base64
group of binary-to-text encoding schemes using 64 symbols (plus padding)
149
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mountain pasture
form of small-scale farm where the animals are sent to a pasture for summer grazing
148
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Riemann zeta function
analytic function
147
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Mastermind
board game
146
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chain rule
method of differentiating composed functions
141
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number
mathematical object used to count, label, and measure
141
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quicksort
divide and conquer sorting algorithm
140
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squaring the circle
geometric problem
140
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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
139
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metric space
set equipped with a metric (distance function)
138
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geographical midpoint of Europe
one of several places in Europe
138
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Arrhenius equation
formula for the temperature dependence of reaction rates
134
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EulerโMascheroni constant
mathematical constant; limiting difference between the harmonic series and the natural logarithm; equal to ca 0.577
134
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Vieta's formulas
relations between the coefficients and the roots of a polynomial
134
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sieve of Eratosthenes
ancient algorithm for generating prime numbers
133
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ultrafinitism
concept in the philosophy of mathematics
133
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barometric formula
formula used to model how air pressure varies with altitude
131
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Hessian matrix
matrix of second derivatives
130
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Euclidean algorithm
algorithm for computing greatest common divisors
130
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Tsiolkovsky rocket equation
mathematical equation describing the motion of a rocket
128
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Nominal Pipe Size
North American set of standard sizes for pipes
128
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information entropy
expected value of the amount of information delivered by a message
127
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permutation
change of ordering in a (mathematical) set
127
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integration by substitution
method of integration
126
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process capability index
statistical measure of process capability
125
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Pauli matrices
matrices important in quantum mechanics and the study of spin
124
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series
infinite sum
123
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right-hand rule
common mnemonic for understanding orientation of axes in three-dimensional space
123
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Zipf's law
probability distribution
121
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Gram-Schmidt process
method for orthonormalising a set of vectors
119
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partial derivative
derivative of a function of several variables with respect to one variable, with the others held constant
119
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Hesse normal form
representation of a plane as a normal and distance
119
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Voronoi diagram
type of plane partition
117
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Seven Bridges of Kรถnigsberg
mathematical problem
117
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simplex algorithm
algorithm
116
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