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The 99 most-viewed mathematical concepts on Wikipedia, all time. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: pi. Data as of 29 October 2026.
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pi
constant ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter
170,023
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Riemann hypothesis
conjecture in mathematics linked to the repartition of prime numbers
129,469
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3
Navier–Stokes equations
system of nonlinear partial differential equations describing the motion of viscous fluids
123,198
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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
122,141
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Möbius strip
two-dimensional surface with only one side and only one edge
111,440
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Bitcoin
digital cash system and associated currency
102,117
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Occam's razor
philosophical principle evaluating reasoning on the basis of its simplicity
101,972
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golden ratio
ratio between two quantities whose sum is at the same ratio to the larger one
101,745
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9
Roman numerals
numbers in the Roman numeral system
98,401
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10
Tetris
1984 tile-matching puzzle video game series
85,407
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11
Vitruvian Man
drawing by Leonardo da Vinci
74,888
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12
sudoku
logic-based number-placement puzzle
67,652
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13
proof of work
a system that regulates the formation of blocks on a blockchain
63,041
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14
Fourier transform
mathematical transform that expresses a function of time as a function of frequency
56,598
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15
Monty Hall problem
mathematical problem
56,317
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16
Turing test
test of a machine's ability to exhibit intelligent behaviour equivalent to, or indistinguishable from, that of a human
52,934
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17
MP3 Audio
open standard lossy compression format for digital audio
50,865
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18
Taylor series
expression of a function as an infinite sum
47,345
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19
number
mathematical object used to count, label, and measure
46,943
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20
Kardashev scale
Proposed scale by which the scope of a civilisation might be measured
45,321
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21
Collatz conjecture
conjecture in mathematics that concerns sequences
43,634
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22
Riemann zeta function
analytic function
41,720
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23
P versus NP problem
unsolved problem in computer science about time complexity
41,541
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24
Monte Carlo method
broad class of computational algorithms using random sampling to obtain numerical results
41,410
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25
birthday problem
mathematical problem
40,755
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26
Poincaré conjecture
theorem in geometric topology that every simply connected, closed 3-manifold is homeomorphic to the 3-sphere
38,559
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27
Mandelbrot set
fractal-like set that plays a significant role in chaos research
38,337
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28
binomial distribution
probability distribution
37,333
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29
mass–energy equivalence
physical law relating mass to energy
35,170
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30
chirality
geometric property of some molecules and ions
34,939
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31
Unique games conjecture
conjecture in computational complexity
34,407
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32
Base64
group of binary-to-text encoding schemes using 64 symbols (plus padding)
34,219
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33
Dijkstra's algorithm
graph search algorithm
33,690
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34
Laplace transform
the integral transform ∫₀^∞ d𝑠 𝑓(𝑡)exp(−𝑠𝑡)
33,001
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35
Advanced Encryption Standard
block cipher standard
32,939
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36
binary numeral system
system that represents numeric values using two symbols; 0 or 1
32,737
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37
Kalman filter
algorithm that estimates unknowns from a series of measurements over time
32,601
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38
tensor
multilinear map on some combination of scalars, vectors, covectors, and tensors
31,965
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39
big O notation
form of Landau notation representing asymptotically equivalent or slower growth
30,769
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40
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
30,320
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function
association of a single output to each input
30,056
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hexadecimal
numeral system with 16 as its base
29,774
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43
quadratic formula
formula that provides the solution(s) to a quadratic equation
28,325
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44
Reynolds number
dimensionless quantity that is used to help predict similar flow patterns in different fluid flow situations
28,011
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45
von Neumann architecture
computer architecture using a common memory bus and address space for instructions and data
27,605
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46
information entropy
expected value of the amount of information delivered by a message
27,360
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47
binomial theorem
algebraic expansion of powers of a binomial
26,744
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48
Fourier series
decomposition of periodic functions into sums of simpler sinusoidal forms
26,699
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49
Jacobian matrix
the matrix of all first-order partial derivatives of a vector-valued function
26,686
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50
Hilbert space
inner product space that is metrically complete; a Banach space whose norm induces an inner product (follows the parallelogram identity)
26,183
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51
integral
operation in mathematical calculus
25,895
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52
Amdahl's law
formula in computer architecture
25,875
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53
Newton's method
algorithm for finding a zero of a function
25,454
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54
Goldbach's conjecture
Conjecture that every even integer greater than 2 is the sum of two primes
24,122
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55
axiom
statement of a theory that is taken to be true
23,543
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56
Fibonacci number
integer in the infinite Fibonacci sequence
23,416
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57
travelling salesperson problem
NP-hard problem in combinatorial optimization
22,779
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58
Ethereum
public blockchain platform with programmable transaction functionality
22,744
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59
infinity
mathematical concept of something without any limit
22,737
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60
Minesweeper
logic puzzle video game genre
22,408
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61
Platonic solid
convex regular polyhedra with the same number of faces at each vertex
21,636
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62
6÷2(1+2)
21,591
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63
exponential time hypothesis
unproven computational hardness assumption that 3-SAT isn’t solvable in subexponential time in the worst case
21,387
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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
21,326
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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 the initial application
20,593
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square root
inverse operation of square for finding the original base number; that base number itself
20,587
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67
Benford's law
observation about the frequency distribution of leading digits in many real-life sets of numerical data
20,551
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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
20,515
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Seven Bridges of Königsberg
mathematical problem
20,490
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70
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
20,419
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71
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Stable Diffusion
image-generating machine learning model
20,275
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72
Drake equation
probabilistic argument to estimate the number of alien civilizations in our galaxy
19,482
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73
chain rule
method of differentiating composed functions
19,479
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74
chi-square test
statistical test
19,456
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75
Pythagorean triple
three positive integers, the squares of two of which sum to the square of the third
19,385
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Gaussian elimination
algorithm for solving systems of linear equations
19,167
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77
A* search algorithm
algorithm used for pathfinding and graph traversal
19,072
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78
sieve of Eratosthenes
ancient algorithm for generating prime numbers
19,068
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79
gematria
numeral system
19,050
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80
Tower of Hanoi
mathematical game or puzzle
19,040
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81
scientific notation
method of writing numbers, especially very large or small ones
18,681
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82
boolean satisfiability problem
problem of determining if a Boolean formula could be made true
18,468
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83
Student's t-test
statistical method
18,452
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84
Euclidean algorithm
algorithm for computing greatest common divisors
18,381
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85
gradient descent
optimization algorithm
18,034
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Kelly criterion
formula for bet sizing that maximise expected value
17,879
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decimal
numeral system with ten as its base
17,623
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88
Levenshtein distance
computer science metric for string similarity
17,572
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89
Nominal Pipe Size
North American set of standard sizes for pipes
17,466
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90
Laplace operator
divergence of the gradient
17,327
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perceptron
algorithm for supervised learning of binary classifiers
17,321
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92
Bernoulli distribution
discrete probability distribution which compels the random variable to take one of two values
17,243
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correlation
any statistical relationship, whether causal or not, between two random variables or bivariate data
17,236
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backpropagation
optimization algorithm for artificial neural networks
17,234
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Zipf's law
probability distribution
17,187
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halting problem
problem of determining whether a given program will finish running or continue forever
17,042
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map projection
representation of the surface of a sphere or ellipsoid onto a plane map
16,996
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one-time pad
encryption technique utilizing a one-time pre-shared key at least as long as the encrypted message
16,809
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Lorentz transformation
space-time coordinate transformation that conserves the form of Maxwell’s equations
16,670
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