Trending Mathematical Concepts in France this year
The 100 most-viewed mathematical concepts this year 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
902
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Vitruvian Man
drawing by Leonardo da Vinci
758
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Roman numerals
numbers in the Roman numeral system
734
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Monty Hall problem
mathematical problem
594
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Bitcoin
digital cash system and associated currency
558
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Occam's razor
philosophical principle used to judge credibility of statements
537
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Monte Carlo method
broad class of computational algorithms using random sampling to obtain numerical results
449
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Fourier transform
mathematical transform that expresses a function of time as a function of frequency
371
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Dijkstra's algorithm
graph search algorithm
370
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Möbius strip
two-dimensional surface with only one side and only one edge
365
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Chebyshev's inequality
inequality applying to random variables with finite expected values
364
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birthday problem
mathematical problem
356
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Navier–Stokes equations
system of nonlinear partial differential equations describing the motion of viscous fluids
338
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mass–energy equivalence
physical law relating mass to energy
333
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Riemann hypothesis
conjecture in mathematics linked to the repartition of prime numbers
318
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sudoku
logic-based number-placement puzzle
316
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binomial distribution
probability distribution
313
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Trachtenberg system
system of rapid mental calculation
307
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Kardashev scale
Proposed scale by which the scope of a civilisation might be measured
288
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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
287
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square root
inverse operation of square for finding the original base number; that base number itself
282
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chi-square test
statistical test
275
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Benford's law
observation about the frequency distribution of leading digits in many real-life sets of numerical data
264
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integral
operation in mathematical calculus
261
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Poincaré conjecture
theorem in geometric topology that every simply connected, closed 3-manifold is homeomorphic to the 3-sphere
260
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Fourier series
decomposition of periodic functions into sums of simpler sinusoidal forms
259
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binary numeral system
system that represents numeric values using two symbols; 0 or 1
255
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Reynolds number
dimensionless quantity that is used to help predict similar flow patterns in different fluid flow situations
251
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Tetris
1984 tile-matching puzzle video game series
230
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MP3
open standard lossy compression format for digital audio
225
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Riemann zeta function
analytic function
219
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tangram
dissection puzzle
215
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Collatz conjecture
conjecture in mathematics that concerns sequences
207
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number
mathematical object used to count, label, and measure
205
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Drake equation
probabilistic argument to estimate the number of alien civilizations in our galaxy
203
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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
196
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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
194
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infinity
mathematical concept of something without any limit
191
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computus
calculation of the date of Easter
190
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Newton's method
algorithm for finding a zero of a function
188
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P versus NP problem
unsolved problem in computer science about time complexity
181
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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
180
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correlation
any statistical relationship, whether causal or not, between two random variables or bivariate data
180
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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)
177
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Kalman filter
algorithm that estimates unknowns from a series of measurements over time
175
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Advanced Encryption Standard
block cipher standard
174
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function
association of a single output to each input
174
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Laplace transform
the integral transform ∫₀^∞ d𝑠 𝑓(𝑡)exp(−𝑠𝑡)
168
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Bernoulli distribution
discrete probability distribution which compels the random variable to take one of two values
166
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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
164
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Laplace operator
divergence of the gradient
163
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tensor
multilinear map on some combination of scalars, vectors, covectors, and tensors
157
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wheat and chessboard problem
mathematical problem
156
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axiom
statement of a theory that is taken to be true
152
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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
151
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heat equation
partial differential equation for distribution of heat in a given region over time
145
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information entropy
expected value of the amount of information delivered by a message
141
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binomial theorem
algebraic expansion of powers of a binomial
141
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Mastermind
board game
140
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Goldbach's conjecture
Conjecture that every even integer greater than 2 is the sum of two primes
138
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Mandelbrot set
fractal-like set that plays a significant role in chaos research
138
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Wallis' integrals
family of mathematical integrals
135
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Platonic solid
convex regular polyhedra with the same number of faces at each vertex
134
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Jacobian matrix
the matrix of all first-order partial derivatives of a vector-valued function
132
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hexadecimal
numeral system with 16 as its base
132
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Taylor series
expression of a function as an infinite sum
131
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Tower of Hanoi
mathematical game or puzzle
128
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gematria
numeral system
126
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Cardano's formula
formula
125
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Barycentre
123
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Mann–Whitney 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)
121
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Zebra Puzzle
well-known logic puzzle
117
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Arrhenius equation
formula for the temperature dependence of reaction rates
116
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St. Petersburg paradox
paradox involving a game with repeated coin flipping
115
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squaring the circle
geometric problem
115
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monstrous moonshine
connection between representation theory of the monster group and the modular j-invariant
113
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combination
way of selecting things out of a group where order does not matter
112
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Cramer's rule
theorem of solving a system of linear equations
110
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big O notation
form of Landau notation representing asymptotically equivalent or slower growth
109
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Poisson's ratio
parameter of elastic materials: ratio of transverse strain to axial strain
108
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harmonic series
infinite series of the reciprocals of the positive integers
108
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travelling salesperson problem
NP-hard problem in combinatorial optimization
108
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Hessian matrix
matrix of second derivatives
107
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A* search algorithm
algorithm used for pathfinding and graph traversal
107
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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
107
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Levenshtein distance
computer science metric for string similarity
105
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Euler–Bernoulli beam theory
Method for load calculation in construction
105
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gradient descent
optimization algorithm
104
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Heron's method
Heron's method of calculating a square root
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Lebesgue integration
Method of integration
101
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stochastic process
mathematical object usually defined as a collection of random variables
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group
algebraic set with an invertible, associative internal operation admitting a neutral element
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Markov's inequality
inequality applying to non-negative random variables
99
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Seven Bridges of Königsberg
mathematical problem
99
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Euclidean algorithm
algorithm for computing greatest common divisors
97
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Euler–Mascheroni constant
mathematical constant; limiting difference between the harmonic series and the natural logarithm; equal to ca 0.577
95
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congruence of integers
relation between two elements differing from a multiple of an element called modulus
94
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Student's t-test
statistical method
93
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Ethereum
public blockchain platform with programmable transaction functionality
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