Trending Mathematical Concepts in USA — the 7 days to 26 October 2026
The 99 most-viewed mathematical concepts on Wikipedia, the 7 days to 26 October 2026 (English-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Möbius strip. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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Total Views (the 7 days to 26 October 2026)
1
Möbius strip
two-dimensional surface with only one side and only one edge
73,768
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2
proof of work
a system that regulates the formation of blocks on a blockchain
40,773
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3
Euler's number
mathematical constant; limit of (1 + 1/n)^n as n approaches infinity; transcendental number approximately equal 2.718281828
38,599
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4
pi
constant ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter
23,237
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5
Navier–Stokes equations
system of nonlinear partial differential equations describing the motion of viscous fluids
17,786
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6
Occam's razor
philosophical principle evaluating reasoning on the basis of its simplicity
17,458
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7
Bitcoin
digital cash system and associated currency
15,796
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8
Riemann hypothesis
conjecture in mathematics linked to the repartition of prime numbers
15,075
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9
Roman numerals
numbers in the Roman numeral system
14,223
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10
golden ratio
ratio between two quantities whose sum is at the same ratio to the larger one
14,219
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11
Tetris
1984 tile-matching puzzle video game series
12,251
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12
Fourier transform
mathematical transform that expresses a function of time as a function of frequency
10,538
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13
Monty Hall problem
mathematical problem
10,274
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views
14
sudoku
logic-based number-placement puzzle
9,899
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15
Vitruvian Man
drawing by Leonardo da Vinci
9,663
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16
two envelopes problem
brain teaser, puzzle, or paradox in logic, probability, and recreational mathematics
9,557
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17
Taylor series
expression of a function as an infinite sum
8,825
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18
Kardashev scale
Proposed scale by which the scope of a civilisation might be measured
8,654
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19
MP3 Audio
open standard lossy compression format for digital audio
8,527
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views
20
Base64
group of binary-to-text encoding schemes using 64 symbols (plus padding)
8,037
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views
21
Monte Carlo method
broad class of computational algorithms using random sampling to obtain numerical results
7,955
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22
quadratic formula
formula that provides the solution(s) to a quadratic equation
7,949
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23
number
mathematical object used to count, label, and measure
7,801
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24
Riemann zeta function
analytic function
7,597
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25
Turing test
test of a machine's ability to exhibit intelligent behaviour equivalent to, or indistinguishable from, that of a human
7,541
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26
binomial distribution
probability distribution
7,458
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views
27
birthday problem
mathematical problem
7,333
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views
28
Mandelbrot set
fractal-like set that plays a significant role in chaos research
7,113
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29
Collatz conjecture
conjecture in mathematics that concerns sequences
6,617
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30
Brotli
open source compression algorithm
6,482
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31
Kalman filter
algorithm that estimates unknowns from a series of measurements over time
6,459
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32
Advanced Encryption Standard
block cipher standard
6,447
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33
Dijkstra's algorithm
graph search algorithm
6,442
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34
mass–energy equivalence
physical law relating mass to energy
6,122
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35
Pythagorean triple
three positive integers, the squares of two of which sum to the square of the third
5,975
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36
information entropy
expected value of the amount of information delivered by a message
5,909
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37
P versus NP problem
unsolved problem in computer science about time complexity
5,775
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38
big O notation
form of Landau notation representing asymptotically equivalent or slower growth
5,623
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39
Laplace transform
the integral transform ∫₀^∞ d𝑠 𝑓(𝑡)exp(−𝑠𝑡)
5,397
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40
Newton's method
algorithm for finding a zero of a function
5,299
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41
Reynolds number
dimensionless quantity that is used to help predict similar flow patterns in different fluid flow situations
5,230
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42
Hilbert space
inner product space that is metrically complete; a Banach space whose norm induces an inner product (follows the parallelogram identity)
5,150
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43
hexadecimal
numeral system with 16 as its base
5,101
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44
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
5,069
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45
Minesweeper
logic puzzle video game genre
5,050
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46
integral
operation in mathematical calculus
4,872
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47
Jacobian matrix
the matrix of all first-order partial derivatives of a vector-valued function
4,783
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48
tensor
multilinear map on some combination of scalars, vectors, covectors, and tensors
4,663
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49
binomial theorem
algebraic expansion of powers of a binomial
4,636
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50
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
4,605
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51
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
4,572
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52
function
association of a single output to each input
4,531
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53
Ethereum
public blockchain platform with programmable transaction functionality
4,508
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54
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Stable Diffusion
image-generating machine learning model
4,285
views
views
55
Fourier series
decomposition of periodic functions into sums of simpler sinusoidal forms
4,282
views
views
56
Amdahl's law
formula in computer architecture
4,236
views
views
57
infinity
mathematical concept of something without any limit
4,223
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58
binary numeral system
system that represents numeric values using two symbols; 0 or 1
4,154
views
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59
A* search algorithm
algorithm used for pathfinding and graph traversal
4,139
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60
fast inverse square root
root-finding algorithm
4,087
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61
gradient descent
optimization algorithm
4,073
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62
Kelly criterion
formula for bet sizing that maximise expected value
4,039
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63
chain rule
method of differentiating composed functions
3,978
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64
Nominal Pipe Size
North American set of standard sizes for pipes
3,877
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65
idempotence
property of certain operations in mathematics and computer science, that can be applied multiple times without changing the result beyond the initial application
3,840
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66
Benford's law
observation about the frequency distribution of leading digits in many real-life sets of numerical data
3,792
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67
travelling salesperson problem
NP-hard problem in combinatorial optimization
3,778
views
views
68
Student's t-test
statistical method
3,721
views
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69
Alexander horned sphere
topological embedding of a 2-dimensional sphere in 3-space whose interior is a 3-ball but whose exterior is not simply connected
3,713
views
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70
PageRank
Algorithm used by Google Search to rank web pages
3,654
views
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71
Levenshtein distance
computer science metric for string similarity
3,585
views
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72
chi-square test
statistical test
3,540
views
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73
Drake equation
probabilistic argument to estimate the number of alien civilizations in our galaxy
3,517
views
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74
backpropagation
optimization algorithm for artificial neural networks
3,467
views
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75
one-time pad
encryption technique utilizing a one-time pre-shared key at least as long as the encrypted message
3,434
views
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76
gematria
numeral system
3,419
views
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77
halting problem
problem of determining whether a given program will finish running or continue forever
3,366
views
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78
Poincaré conjecture
theorem in geometric topology that every simply connected, closed 3-manifold is homeomorphic to the 3-sphere
3,350
views
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79
Seven Bridges of Königsberg
mathematical problem
3,325
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views
80
Tower of Hanoi
mathematical game or puzzle
3,323
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81
Platonic solid
convex regular polyhedra with the same number of faces at each vertex
3,295
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82
Voronoi diagram
type of plane partition
3,286
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83
Shor's algorithm
quantum algorithm for integer factorization
3,279
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84
square root
inverse operation of square for finding the original base number; that base number itself
3,203
views
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85
Minimax
decision rule used for minimizing the possible loss for a worst case scenario
3,147
views
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86
Bernoulli distribution
discrete probability distribution which compels the random variable to take one of two values
3,088
views
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87
wavelength
spatial period of the wave; the distance over which the wave's shape repeats; the inverse of the spatial frequency
3,076
views
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88
Earth's circumference
the distance around the Earth, either around the equator or around the poles
3,036
views
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89
Gabriel's Horn
infinite surface of revolution with infinite surface area enclosing a finite volume, which contributed to 17th century debate on the nature of infinity
3,027
views
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90
von Neumann architecture
computer architecture using a common memory bus and address space for instructions and data
3,004
views
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91
imaginary unit
square root of negative one, used to define complex numbers
3,002
views
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92
k-means clustering
Vector quantization algorithm that minimizes the sum of squared deviations between points and their nearest mean
2,995
views
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93
group
algebraic set with an invertible, associative internal operation admitting a neutral element
2,993
views
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94
Luhn algorithm
simple checksum formula
2,986
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95
Gaussian elimination
algorithm for solving systems of linear equations
2,965
views
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96
Pauli matrices
matrices important in quantum mechanics and the study of spin
2,962
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97
bidirectional encoder representations from transformers
deep learning artificial neural network language model
2,953
views
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98
Cauchy distribution
probability distribution
2,938
views
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99
quicksort
divide and conquer sorting algorithm
2,931
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