Trending Mathematical Concepts in France this month
The 100 most-viewed mathematical concepts this month on Wikipedia (France). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: golden ratio.
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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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pi
constant ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter
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Vitruvian Man
drawing by Leonardo da Vinci
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Roman numerals
numbers in the Roman numeral system
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Monty Hall problem
mathematical problem
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Occam's razor
philosophical principle used to judge credibility of statements
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Monte Carlo method
broad class of computational algorithms using random sampling to obtain numerical results
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Chebyshev's inequality
inequality applying to random variables with finite expected values
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Bitcoin
digital cash system and associated currency
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Dijkstra's algorithm
graph search algorithm
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Fourier transform
mathematical transform that expresses a function of time as a function of frequency
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Mรถbius strip
two-dimensional surface with only one side and only one edge
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birthday problem
mathematical problem
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binomial distribution
probability distribution
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Trachtenberg system
system of rapid mental calculation
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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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square root
inverse operation of square for finding the original base number; that base number itself
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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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Riemann hypothesis
conjecture in mathematics linked to the repartition of prime numbers
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NavierโStokes equations
system of nonlinear partial differential equations describing the motion of viscous fluids
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chi-square test
statistical test
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massโenergy equivalence
physical law relating mass to energy
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Kardashev scale
Proposed scale by which the scope of a civilisation might be measured
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integral
operation in mathematical calculus
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sudoku
logic-based number-placement puzzle
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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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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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Tetris
1984 tile-matching puzzle video game series
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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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Drake equation
probabilistic argument to estimate the number of alien civilizations in our galaxy
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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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Newton's method
algorithm for finding a zero of a function
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Collatz conjecture
conjecture in mathematics that concerns sequences
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number
mathematical object used to count, label, and measure
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Gabriel's Horn
infinite surface of revolution with infinite surface area enclosing a finite volume, which contributed to 17th century debate on the nature
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Riemann zeta function
analytic function
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Advanced Encryption Standard
block cipher standard
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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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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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Kalman filter
algorithm that estimates unknowns from a series of measurements over time
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function
association of a single output to each input
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MP3
open standard lossy compression format for digital audio
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infinity
mathematical concept of something without any limit
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correlation
any statistical relationship, whether causal or not, between two random variables or bivariate data
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Laplace transform
the integral transform โซโ^โ d๐ โ๐(๐ก)โขexp(โ๐ ๐ก)
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Bernoulli distribution
discrete probability distribution which compels the random variable to take one of two values
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heat equation
partial differential equation for distribution of heat in a given region over time
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Laplace operator
divergence of the gradient
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axiom
statement of a theory that is taken to be true
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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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binomial theorem
algebraic expansion of powers of a binomial
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wheat and chessboard problem
mathematical problem
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computus
calculation of the date of Easter
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P versus NP problem
unsolved problem in computer science about time complexity
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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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MannโWhitney U test
nonparametric test of the null hypothesis that, for randomly picked values X and Y from 2 populations, Pr(X>Y)=Pr(Y>X)
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Wallis' integrals
family of mathematical integrals
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Jacobian matrix
the matrix of all first-order partial derivatives of a vector-valued function
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information entropy
expected value of the amount of information delivered by a message
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EulerโBernoulli beam theory
Method for load calculation in construction
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tensor
multilinear map on some combination of scalars, vectors, covectors, and tensors
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Platonic solid
convex regular polyhedra with the same number of faces at each vertex
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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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St. Petersburg paradox
paradox involving a game with repeated coin flipping
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gradient descent
optimization algorithm
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Arrhenius equation
formula for the temperature dependence of reaction rates
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Cardano's formula
formula
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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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combination
way of selecting things out of a group where order does not matter
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harmonic series
infinite series of the reciprocals of the positive integers
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Mastermind
board game
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Barycentre
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Tower of Hanoi
mathematical game or puzzle
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Levenshtein distance
computer science metric for string similarity
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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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travelling salesperson problem
NP-hard problem in combinatorial optimization
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Taylor series
expression of a function as an infinite sum
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gematria
numeral system
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big O notation
form of Landau notation representing asymptotically equivalent or slower growth
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Student's t-test
statistical method
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Cramer's rule
theorem of solving a system of linear equations
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Euclidean algorithm
algorithm for computing greatest common divisors
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squaring the circle
geometric problem
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Poisson's ratio
parameter of elastic materials: ratio of transverse strain to axial strain
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Zebra Puzzle
well-known logic puzzle
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Heron's method
Heron's method of calculating a square root
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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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A* search algorithm
algorithm used for pathfinding and graph traversal
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Hessian matrix
matrix of second derivatives
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group
algebraic set with an invertible, associative internal operation admitting a neutral element
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stochastic process
mathematical object usually defined as a collection of random variables
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Markov's inequality
inequality applying to non-negative random variables
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Buffon's needle
question in geometric probability
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Shannon index
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right-hand rule
common mnemonic for understanding orientation of axes in three-dimensional space
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Minimax
decision rule used for minimizing the possible loss for a worst case scenario
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congruence of integers
relation between two elements differing from a multiple of an element called modulus
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Simpson's rule
numerical integration
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