Trending Mathematical Concepts in France — the 12 months to October 2026
The 99 most-viewed mathematical concepts on Wikipedia, the 12 months to October 2026 (French-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Navier–Stokes equations. Data as of 27 October 2026.
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325,570
Total Views (the 12 months to October 2026)
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Navier–Stokes equations
system of nonlinear partial differential equations describing the motion of viscous fluids
51,025
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2
pi
constant ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter
14,181
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3
golden ratio
ratio between two quantities whose sum is at the same ratio to the larger one
12,368
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views
4
Poincaré conjecture
theorem in geometric topology that every simply connected, closed 3-manifold is homeomorphic to the 3-sphere
10,726
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5
Roman numerals
numbers in the Roman numeral system
9,183
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6
Vitruvian Man
drawing by Leonardo da Vinci
9,177
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7
Riemann hypothesis
conjecture in mathematics linked to the repartition of prime numbers
6,141
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8
Occam's razor
philosophical principle evaluating reasoning on the basis of its simplicity
6,085
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9
P versus NP problem
unsolved problem in computer science about time complexity
6,016
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views
10
Bitcoin
digital cash system and associated currency
5,246
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views
11
Fourier transform
mathematical transform that expresses a function of time as a function of frequency
4,755
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views
12
Collatz conjecture
conjecture in mathematics that concerns sequences
4,001
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13
binary numeral system
system that represents numeric values using two symbols; 0 or 1
3,961
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14
mass–energy equivalence
physical law relating mass to energy
3,895
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15
Möbius strip
two-dimensional surface with only one side and only one edge
3,819
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16
Riemann zeta function
analytic function
3,807
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views
17
MP3 Audio
open standard lossy compression format for digital audio
3,732
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views
18
Goldbach's conjecture
Conjecture that every even integer greater than 2 is the sum of two primes
3,691
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views
19
Turing test
test of a machine's ability to exhibit intelligent behaviour equivalent to, or indistinguishable from, that of a human
3,682
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views
20
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
3,636
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views
21
birthday problem
mathematical problem
3,616
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views
22
map projection
representation of the surface of a sphere or ellipsoid onto a plane map
3,541
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views
23
sudoku
logic-based number-placement puzzle
3,446
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24
Monte Carlo method
broad class of computational algorithms using random sampling to obtain numerical results
3,386
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views
25
Fourier series
decomposition of periodic functions into sums of simpler sinusoidal forms
3,309
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26
square root
inverse operation of square for finding the original base number; that base number itself
3,289
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27
Tetris
1984 tile-matching puzzle video game series
3,183
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views
28
Monty Hall problem
mathematical problem
3,180
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29
Kardashev scale
Proposed scale by which the scope of a civilisation might be measured
3,164
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30
Dijkstra's algorithm
graph search algorithm
2,878
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31
binomial distribution
probability distribution
2,870
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views
32
Laplace transform
the integral transform ∫₀^∞ d𝑠 𝑓(𝑡)exp(−𝑠𝑡)
2,834
views
views
33
squaring the circle
geometric problem
2,782
views
views
34
integral
operation in mathematical calculus
2,758
views
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35
wavelength
spatial period of the wave; the distance over which the wave's shape repeats; the inverse of the spatial frequency
2,640
views
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36
Euler's number
mathematical constant; limit of (1 + 1/n)^n as n approaches infinity; transcendental number approximately equal 2.718281828
2,597
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37
binomial theorem
algebraic expansion of powers of a binomial
2,560
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38
tensor
multilinear map on some combination of scalars, vectors, covectors, and tensors
2,529
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views
39
hexadecimal
numeral system with 16 as its base
2,518
views
views
40
axiom
statement of a theory that is taken to be true
2,464
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41
Trachtenberg system
system of rapid mental calculation
2,460
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42
Pythagorean triple
three positive integers, the squares of two of which sum to the square of the third
2,435
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43
Jacobian matrix
the matrix of all first-order partial derivatives of a vector-valued function
2,431
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44
Hilbert space
inner product space that is metrically complete; a Banach space whose norm induces an inner product (follows the parallelogram identity)
2,338
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45
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
2,334
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46
Euclidean algorithm
algorithm for computing greatest common divisors
2,288
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47
sieve of Eratosthenes
ancient algorithm for generating prime numbers
2,278
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48
number
mathematical object used to count, label, and measure
2,247
views
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49
Laplace operator
divergence of the gradient
2,182
views
views
50
chi-square test
statistical test
2,163
views
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51
Euler equations
set of quasilinear hyperbolic equations governing adiabatic and inviscid flow
2,162
views
views
52
Platonic solid
convex regular polyhedra with the same number of faces at each vertex
2,098
views
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53
Kalman filter
algorithm that estimates unknowns from a series of measurements over time
2,008
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54
Bernoulli distribution
discrete probability distribution which compels the random variable to take one of two values
1,996
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55
order of magnitude
scale of numbers with a fixed ratio
1,792
views
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56
function
association of a single output to each input
1,786
views
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57
Tower of Hanoi
mathematical game or puzzle
1,785
views
views
58
Lebesgue integration
Method of integration
1,762
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59
Taylor series
expression of a function as an infinite sum
1,757
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60
Newton's method
algorithm for finding a zero of a function
1,738
views
views
61
infinity
mathematical concept of something without any limit
1,737
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62
Chebyshev's inequality
inequality applying to random variables with finite expected values
1,709
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63
Mandelbrot set
fractal-like set that plays a significant role in chaos research
1,694
views
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64
group
algebraic set with an invertible, associative internal operation admitting a neutral element
1,668
views
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65
compact space
topological space in which from every open cover of the space, a finite cover can be extracted
1,615
views
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66
Benford's law
observation about the frequency distribution of leading digits in many real-life sets of numerical data
1,606
views
views
67
Barycentre
1,578
views
views
68
von Neumann architecture
computer architecture using a common memory bus and address space for instructions and data
1,532
views
views
69
Advanced Encryption Standard
block cipher standard
1,531
views
views
70
wheat and chessboard problem
mathematical problem
1,511
views
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71
bubble sort
simple sorting algorithm
1,509
views
views
72
Luhn algorithm
simple checksum formula
1,454
views
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73
information entropy
expected value of the amount of information delivered by a message
1,451
views
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74
square root of 2
unique positive real number which when multiplied by itself gives 2
1,446
views
views
75
idempotence
property of certain operations in mathematics and computer science, that can be applied multiple times without changing the result beyond the initial application
1,435
views
views
76
gematria
numeral system
1,423
views
views
77
big O notation
form of Landau notation representing asymptotically equivalent or slower growth
1,398
views
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78
Mastermind
board game
1,393
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79
quicksort
divide and conquer sorting algorithm
1,379
views
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80
Cardano's formula
formula
1,375
views
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81
topological space
set of points and set of neighborhoods that satisfy axioms relating those points to those neighborhoods
1,367
views
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82
Reynolds number
dimensionless quantity that is used to help predict similar flow patterns in different fluid flow situations
1,352
views
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83
Jacobian conjecture
conjecture asserting that, over a characteristic-zero field K, given a polynomial map f: Kⁿ → Kⁿ, if its Jacobian determinant J: Kⁿ → K is a nonzero constant map, then f admits a polynomial inverse g: Kⁿ → Kⁿ
1,352
views
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84
Euler–Bernoulli beam theory
Method for load calculation in construction
1,345
views
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85
heat equation
partial differential equation for distribution of heat in a given region over time
1,321
views
views
86
Maya numerals
numeral system
1,298
views
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87
correlation
any statistical relationship, whether causal or not, between two random variables or bivariate data
1,295
views
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88
cauchy sequence
sequence whose elements become arbitrarily close to each other
1,280
views
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89
chirality
geometric property of some molecules and ions
1,275
views
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90
Gauss–Jordan elimination
algorithm
1,273
views
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91
gradient descent
optimization algorithm
1,271
views
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92
integration by parts
theorem that relates the integral of a product of functions to the integral of their derivative and antiderivative
1,259
views
views
93
Zebra Puzzle
well-known logic puzzle
1,259
views
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94
divergence theorem
generalization of the fundamental theorem in vector calculus
1,257
views
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95
Levenshtein distance
computer science metric for string similarity
1,257
views
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96
perceptron
algorithm for supervised learning of binary classifiers
1,249
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97
computus
calculation of the date of Easter
1,238
views
views
98
Birch and Swinnerton-Dyer conjecture
conjecture
1,235
views
views
99
Drake equation
probabilistic argument to estimate the number of alien civilizations in our galaxy
1,232
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