Trending Mathematical Concepts in USA this year
The 100 most-viewed mathematical concepts this year on Wikipedia (USA). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Jacobian conjecture.
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Jacobian conjecture
conjecture asserting that, over a characteristic-zero field K, given a polynomial map f: Kโฟ โ Kโฟ, if its Jacobian determinant J: Kโฟ โ K is a
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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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Occam's razor
philosophical principle used to judge credibility of statements
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Bitcoin
digital cash system and associated currency
37,283
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pi
constant ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter
36,958
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Roman numerals
numbers in the Roman numeral system
34,923
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golden ratio
ratio between two quantities whose sum is at the same ratio to the larger one
29,005
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Tetris
1984 tile-matching puzzle video game series
27,626
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Kaprekar algorithm
iterative algorithm
26,635
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Kakeya set
shape containing unit line segments in all directions
25,606
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Kardashev scale
Proposed scale by which the scope of a civilisation might be measured
24,411
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MRB constant
mathematical constant described by Marvin Ray Burns
23,722
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Collatz conjecture
conjecture in mathematics that concerns sequences
22,038
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Riemann hypothesis
conjecture in mathematics linked to the repartition of prime numbers
21,524
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Fourier transform
mathematical transform that expresses a function of time as a function of frequency
20,843
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sudoku
logic-based number-placement puzzle
20,340
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Vitruvian Man
drawing by Leonardo da Vinci
20,221
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Monty Hall problem
mathematical problem
19,757
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MP3
open standard lossy compression format for digital audio
19,033
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Tai's model
numerical integration method; an alternative name for the trapezoidal rule
18,579
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Dijkstra's algorithm
graph search algorithm
17,325
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Monte Carlo method
broad class of computational algorithms using random sampling to obtain numerical results
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Taylor series
expression of a function as an infinite sum
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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
16,058
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number
mathematical object used to count, label, and measure
15,168
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Kalman filter
algorithm that estimates unknowns from a series of measurements over time
14,841
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Base64
group of binary-to-text encoding schemes using 64 symbols (plus padding)
14,753
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Mandelbrot set
fractal-like set that plays a significant role in chaos research
14,532
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birthday problem
mathematical problem
14,422
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Mรถbius strip
two-dimensional surface with only one side and only one edge
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P versus NP problem
unsolved problem in computer science about time complexity
13,888
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Advanced Encryption Standard
block cipher standard
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AndrรฉโOort conjecture
theorem that each irreducible component of the Zariski closure of a set of special points in a Shimura variety is a special subvariety
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NavierโStokes equations
system of nonlinear partial differential equations describing the motion of viscous fluids
13,280
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binomial distribution
probability distribution
12,872
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Jacobian matrix
the matrix of all first-order partial derivatives of a vector-valued function
12,765
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information entropy
expected value of the amount of information delivered by a message
12,591
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massโenergy equivalence
physical law relating mass to energy
12,499
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Riemann zeta function
analytic function
12,182
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big O notation
form of Landau notation representing asymptotically equivalent or slower growth
11,310
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quadratic formula
formula that provides the solution(s) to a quadratic equation
11,193
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Laplace transform
the integral transform โซโ^โ d๐ โ๐(๐ก)โขexp(โ๐ ๐ก)
10,570
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hexadecimal
numeral system with 16 as its base
10,157
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Stable Diffusion
image-generating machine learning model
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tensor
multilinear map on some combination of scalars, vectors, covectors, and tensors
9,728
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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)
9,721
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Kelly criterion
formula for bet sizing that maximise expected value
9,627
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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
9,403
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Ethereum
public blockchain platform with programmable transaction functionality
9,332
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function
association of a single output to each input
9,311
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Poincarรฉ conjecture
theorem in geometric topology that every simply connected, closed 3-manifold is homeomorphic to the 3-sphere
9,225
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Newton's method
algorithm for finding a zero of a function
9,214
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A* search algorithm
algorithm used for pathfinding and graph traversal
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Nominal Pipe Size
North American set of standard sizes for pipes
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Levenshtein distance
computer science metric for string similarity
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infinity
mathematical concept of something without any limit
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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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integral
operation in mathematical calculus
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Mersenne prime
prime number of the form 2โฟโ1
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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 r
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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
8,699
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binary numeral system
system that represents numeric values using two symbols; 0 or 1
8,606
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Goldbach's conjecture
Conjecture that every even integer greater than 2 is the sum of two primes
8,119
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Shor's algorithm
quantum algorithm for integer factorization
8,114
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travelling salesperson problem
NP-hard problem in combinatorial optimization
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PageRank
algorithm for calculating the authority of a web page based on link structure.
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gematria
numeral system
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Amdahl's law
formula in computer architecture
7,942
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Hilbert's sixth problem
whether the mathematical axiomatic method may be extended to physics
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binomial theorem
algebraic expansion of powers of a binomial
7,759
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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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Fourier series
decomposition of periodic functions into sums of simpler sinusoidal forms
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Student's t-test
statistical method
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chi-square test
statistical test
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gradient descent
optimization algorithm
7,464
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Earth's circumference
the distance around the Earth, either around the equator or around the poles
7,209
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Drake equation
probabilistic argument to estimate the number of alien civilizations in our galaxy
7,095
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scientific notation
method of writing numbers, especially very large or small ones
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Zipf's law
probability distribution
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bidirectional encoder representations from transformers
deep learning artificial neural network language model
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axiom
statement of a theory that is taken to be true
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Minimax
decision rule used for minimizing the possible loss for a worst case scenario
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halting problem
problem of determining whether a given program will finish running or continue forever
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Minesweeper
logic puzzle video game genre
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Luhn algorithm
simple checksum formula
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MD5
message-digest hashing algorithm
6,686
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Tower of Hanoi
mathematical game or puzzle
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Voronoi diagram
type of plane partition
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k-means clustering
Vector quantization algorithm that minimizes the sum of squared deviations between points and their nearest mean
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Tsiolkovsky rocket equation
mathematical equation describing the motion of a rocket
6,614
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backpropagation
optimization algorithm for artificial neural networks
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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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Lorentz transformation
space-time coordinate transformation that conserves the form of Maxwellโs equations
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Platonic solid
convex regular polyhedra with the same number of faces at each vertex
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Turing completeness
ability of a computing system to simulate Turing machines
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square root
inverse operation of square for finding the original base number; that base number itself
6,155
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fast inverse square root
root-finding algorithm
6,116
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chain rule
method of differentiating composed functions
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von Neumann architecture
computer architecture using a common memory bus and address space for instructions and data
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monstrous moonshine
connection between representation theory of the monster group and the modular j-invariant
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