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The 99 most-viewed mathematical concepts on Wikipedia, all time. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: pi. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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pi
constant ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter
121,935
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Riemann hypothesis
conjecture in mathematics linked to the repartition of prime numbers
108,783
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3
Navier–Stokes equations
system of nonlinear partial differential equations describing the motion of viscous fluids
97,744
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4
Euler's number
mathematical constant; limit of (1 + 1/n)^n as n approaches infinity; transcendental number approximately equal 2.718281828
92,926
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Bitcoin
digital cash system and associated currency
90,467
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golden ratio
ratio between two quantities whose sum is at the same ratio to the larger one
81,445
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Occam's razor
philosophical principle evaluating reasoning on the basis of its simplicity
79,900
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Roman numerals
numbers in the Roman numeral system
74,384
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9
Vitruvian Man
drawing by Leonardo da Vinci
60,721
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10
Tetris
1984 tile-matching puzzle video game series
58,936
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11
sudoku
logic-based number-placement puzzle
43,330
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12
Fourier transform
mathematical transform that expresses a function of time as a function of frequency
42,642
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number
mathematical object used to count, label, and measure
41,742
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14
Monty Hall problem
mathematical problem
41,569
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15
Turing test
test of a machine's ability to exhibit intelligent behaviour equivalent to, or indistinguishable from, that of a human
40,168
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Collatz conjecture
conjecture in mathematics that concerns sequences
38,946
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17
MP3 Audio
open standard lossy compression format for digital audio
38,825
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18
Kardashev scale
Proposed scale by which the scope of a civilisation might be measured
34,466
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19
Mandelbrot set
fractal-like set that plays a significant role in chaos research
33,890
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20
Taylor series
expression of a function as an infinite sum
33,577
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21
P versus NP problem
unsolved problem in computer science about time complexity
33,443
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22
Riemann zeta function
analytic function
33,141
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23
Unique games conjecture
conjecture in computational complexity
32,817
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24
proof of work
a system that regulates the formation of blocks on a blockchain
31,889
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25
Poincaré conjecture
theorem in geometric topology that every simply connected, closed 3-manifold is homeomorphic to the 3-sphere
31,547
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26
Monte Carlo method
broad class of computational algorithms using random sampling to obtain numerical results
31,516
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27
chirality
geometric property of some molecules and ions
31,233
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28
Möbius strip
two-dimensional surface with only one side and only one edge
30,748
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binomial distribution
probability distribution
30,412
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birthday problem
mathematical problem
29,088
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31
tensor
multilinear map on some combination of scalars, vectors, covectors, and tensors
28,452
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32
Advanced Encryption Standard
block cipher standard
27,224
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33
Dijkstra's algorithm
graph search algorithm
27,074
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34
Kalman filter
algorithm that estimates unknowns from a series of measurements over time
26,822
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35
Laplace transform
the integral transform ∫₀^∞ d𝑠 𝑓(𝑡)exp(−𝑠𝑡)
26,415
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36
mass–energy equivalence
physical law relating mass to energy
26,314
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37
Base64
group of binary-to-text encoding schemes using 64 symbols (plus padding)
25,670
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38
binary numeral system
system that represents numeric values using two symbols; 0 or 1
25,072
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39
von Neumann architecture
computer architecture using a common memory bus and address space for instructions and data
24,807
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big O notation
form of Landau notation representing asymptotically equivalent or slower growth
24,178
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function
association of a single output to each input
24,146
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42
convolution
binary mathematical operation on functions, defined as the integral of the product of two functions after one is reflected about the y-axis and shifted, evaluated for all values of shift, producing the convolution function
23,826
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43
Reynolds number
dimensionless quantity that is used to help predict similar flow patterns in different fluid flow situations
21,804
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hexadecimal
numeral system with 16 as its base
21,582
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45
Amdahl's law
formula in computer architecture
21,281
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information entropy
expected value of the amount of information delivered by a message
21,135
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47
Hilbert space
inner product space that is metrically complete; a Banach space whose norm induces an inner product (follows the parallelogram identity)
21,128
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quadratic formula
formula that provides the solution(s) to a quadratic equation
21,059
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49
binomial theorem
algebraic expansion of powers of a binomial
20,682
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50
Jacobian matrix
the matrix of all first-order partial derivatives of a vector-valued function
20,443
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51
Newton's method
algorithm for finding a zero of a function
20,064
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52
Fourier series
decomposition of periodic functions into sums of simpler sinusoidal forms
19,134
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53
integral
operation in mathematical calculus
19,067
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54
Goldbach's conjecture
Conjecture that every even integer greater than 2 is the sum of two primes
18,705
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axiom
statement of a theory that is taken to be true
18,380
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travelling salesperson problem
NP-hard problem in combinatorial optimization
18,163
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57
Ethereum
public blockchain platform with programmable transaction functionality
17,468
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58
Drake equation
probabilistic argument to estimate the number of alien civilizations in our galaxy
17,245
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59
infinity
mathematical concept of something without any limit
17,135
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60
idempotence
property of certain operations in mathematics and computer science, that can be applied multiple times without changing the result beyond the initial application
17,115
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61
A* search algorithm
algorithm used for pathfinding and graph traversal
16,818
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62
Fibonacci number
integer in the infinite Fibonacci sequence
16,731
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63
gematria
numeral system
16,719
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64
wavelength
spatial period of the wave; the distance over which the wave's shape repeats; the inverse of the spatial frequency
16,485
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Seven Bridges of Königsberg
mathematical problem
16,168
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reinforcement learning
type of machine learning where an agent learns how to behave in an environment by performing actions and receiving rewards or penalties in return, aiming to maximize the cumulative reward over time
16,127
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67
decimal
numeral system with ten as its base
15,746
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68
Pythagorean triple
three positive integers, the squares of two of which sum to the square of the third
15,725
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69
Benford's law
observation about the frequency distribution of leading digits in many real-life sets of numerical data
15,627
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70
square root
inverse operation of square for finding the original base number; that base number itself
15,622
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71
zero-sum game
mathematical representation of a situation in which each participant's gain or loss of utility is exactly balanced by the losses or gains of the utility of the other participants
15,558
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72
Platonic solid
convex regular polyhedra with the same number of faces at each vertex
15,446
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73
chain rule
method of differentiating composed functions
15,349
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chi-square test
statistical test
15,323
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75
Tower of Hanoi
mathematical game or puzzle
15,207
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76
Gaussian elimination
algorithm for solving systems of linear equations
15,172
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Stable Diffusion
image-generating machine learning model
15,001
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78
scientific notation
method of writing numbers, especially very large or small ones
14,928
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sieve of Eratosthenes
ancient algorithm for generating prime numbers
14,903
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80
one-time pad
encryption technique utilizing a one-time pre-shared key at least as long as the encrypted message
14,720
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81
Kelly criterion
formula for bet sizing that maximise expected value
14,262
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82
Zipf's law
probability distribution
14,222
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83
Minesweeper
logic puzzle video game genre
14,203
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84
perceptron
algorithm for supervised learning of binary classifiers
14,176
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Cramer's rule
theorem of solving a system of linear equations
14,171
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86
Laplace operator
divergence of the gradient
14,168
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Euclidean algorithm
algorithm for computing greatest common divisors
14,130
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backpropagation
optimization algorithm for artificial neural networks
14,130
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Levenshtein distance
computer science metric for string similarity
13,920
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Hessian matrix
matrix of second derivatives
13,770
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gradient descent
optimization algorithm
13,720
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Nominal Pipe Size
North American set of standard sizes for pipes
13,640
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halting problem
problem of determining whether a given program will finish running or continue forever
13,463
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map projection
representation of the surface of a sphere or ellipsoid onto a plane map
13,443
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martingale
model in probability theory, used in gambling
13,252
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Gale–Shapley algorithm
algorithm for solving the stable matching problem
13,231
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Lorentz transformation
space-time coordinate transformation that conserves the form of Maxwell’s equations
12,864
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Hodge conjecture
conjecture in algebraic geometry that every Hodge class on a nonsingular complex projective manifold is a linear combination with rational coefficients of the cohomology classes of complex subvarieties
12,775
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Bernoulli distribution
discrete probability distribution which compels the random variable to take one of two values
12,747
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