Trending Mathematical Concepts in USA — the 12 months to October 2026
The 99 most-viewed mathematical concepts on Wikipedia, the 12 months to October 2026 (English-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Navier–Stokes equations. Data as of 27 October 2026.
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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
534,860
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2
Bitcoin
digital cash system and associated currency
160,888
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3
pi
constant ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter
153,178
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4
Occam's razor
philosophical principle evaluating reasoning on the basis of its simplicity
148,184
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5
Euler's number
mathematical constant; limit of (1 + 1/n)^n as n approaches infinity; transcendental number approximately equal 2.718281828
142,946
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6
Roman numerals
numbers in the Roman numeral system
116,678
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7
golden ratio
ratio between two quantities whose sum is at the same ratio to the larger one
108,190
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8
Riemann hypothesis
conjecture in mathematics linked to the repartition of prime numbers
101,984
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9
P versus NP problem
unsolved problem in computer science about time complexity
97,097
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10
Tetris
1984 tile-matching puzzle video game series
94,877
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11
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
85,028
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12
Kardashev scale
Proposed scale by which the scope of a civilisation might be measured
77,784
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13
sudoku
logic-based number-placement puzzle
76,581
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14
Monty Hall problem
mathematical problem
75,641
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15
Fourier transform
mathematical transform that expresses a function of time as a function of frequency
74,955
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16
MP3 Audio
open standard lossy compression format for digital audio
69,699
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17
Vitruvian Man
drawing by Leonardo da Vinci
69,244
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18
Poincaré conjecture
theorem in geometric topology that every simply connected, closed 3-manifold is homeomorphic to the 3-sphere
65,801
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19
Taylor series
expression of a function as an infinite sum
64,601
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20
Collatz conjecture
conjecture in mathematics that concerns sequences
64,058
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21
Turing test
test of a machine's ability to exhibit intelligent behaviour equivalent to, or indistinguishable from, that of a human
61,693
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22
Monte Carlo method
broad class of computational algorithms using random sampling to obtain numerical results
61,271
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23
Base64
group of binary-to-text encoding schemes using 64 symbols (plus padding)
60,389
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24
birthday problem
mathematical problem
53,728
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25
number
mathematical object used to count, label, and measure
53,376
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views
26
Mandelbrot set
fractal-like set that plays a significant role in chaos research
52,931
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27
binomial distribution
probability distribution
52,053
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28
Dijkstra's algorithm
graph search algorithm
51,897
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29
quadratic formula
formula that provides the solution(s) to a quadratic equation
51,272
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30
map projection
representation of the surface of a sphere or ellipsoid onto a plane map
50,750
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31
PageRank
Algorithm used by Google Search to rank web pages
50,554
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32
Kalman filter
algorithm that estimates unknowns from a series of measurements over time
49,675
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33
Riemann zeta function
analytic function
46,942
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34
mass–energy equivalence
physical law relating mass to energy
46,730
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35
Advanced Encryption Standard
block cipher standard
46,205
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36
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
45,217
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37
big O notation
form of Landau notation representing asymptotically equivalent or slower growth
44,967
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38
Birch and Swinnerton-Dyer conjecture
conjecture
44,520
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39
Möbius strip
two-dimensional surface with only one side and only one edge
43,757
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40
information entropy
expected value of the amount of information delivered by a message
41,678
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41
binomial theorem
algebraic expansion of powers of a binomial
41,244
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42
Laplace transform
the integral transform ∫₀^∞ d𝑠 𝑓(𝑡)exp(−𝑠𝑡)
41,168
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43
hexadecimal
numeral system with 16 as its base
40,487
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44
Kaprekar algorithm
iterative algorithm
40,000
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45
Hilbert space
inner product space that is metrically complete; a Banach space whose norm induces an inner product (follows the parallelogram identity)
38,346
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46
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
37,523
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47
deep learning super sampling
suite of real-time AI image processing technologies by Nvidia
37,327
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48
scientific notation
method of writing numbers, especially very large or small ones
36,965
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49
Reynolds number
dimensionless quantity that is used to help predict similar flow patterns in different fluid flow situations
36,339
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50
binary numeral system
system that represents numeric values using two symbols; 0 or 1
36,253
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51
tensor
multilinear map on some combination of scalars, vectors, covectors, and tensors
35,575
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52
integral
operation in mathematical calculus
35,146
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53
Newton's method
algorithm for finding a zero of a function
34,842
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54
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
34,716
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55
Jacobian matrix
the matrix of all first-order partial derivatives of a vector-valued function
34,653
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56
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Stable Diffusion
image-generating machine learning model
34,516
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57
function
association of a single output to each input
34,516
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58
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
34,333
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59
Mersenne prime
prime number of the form 2ⁿ−1
34,259
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60
Minesweeper
logic puzzle video game genre
33,890
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61
Ethereum
public blockchain platform with programmable transaction functionality
33,863
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62
Kelly criterion
formula for bet sizing that maximise expected value
33,217
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63
infinity
mathematical concept of something without any limit
33,085
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64
Nominal Pipe Size
North American set of standard sizes for pipes
32,276
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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
31,917
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66
A* search algorithm
algorithm used for pathfinding and graph traversal
31,782
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67
Levenshtein distance
computer science metric for string similarity
30,693
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68
Benford's law
observation about the frequency distribution of leading digits in many real-life sets of numerical data
30,485
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69
one-time pad
encryption technique utilizing a one-time pre-shared key at least as long as the encrypted message
30,356
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70
travelling salesperson problem
NP-hard problem in combinatorial optimization
30,201
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71
gematria
numeral system
28,014
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72
Goldbach's conjecture
Conjecture that every even integer greater than 2 is the sum of two primes
27,839
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73
Student's t-test
statistical method
27,814
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74
Fourier series
decomposition of periodic functions into sums of simpler sinusoidal forms
27,660
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75
halting problem
problem of determining whether a given program will finish running or continue forever
27,515
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76
gradient descent
optimization algorithm
27,439
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77
Euler equations
set of quasilinear hyperbolic equations governing adiabatic and inviscid flow
27,298
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78
square root
inverse operation of square for finding the original base number; that base number itself
26,767
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79
von Neumann architecture
computer architecture using a common memory bus and address space for instructions and data
26,045
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80
axiom
statement of a theory that is taken to be true
25,975
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81
Shor's algorithm
quantum algorithm for integer factorization
25,839
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82
chain rule
method of differentiating composed functions
25,813
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83
backpropagation
optimization algorithm for artificial neural networks
25,775
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84
Shannon number
lower bound on the game-tree complexity for chess
25,694
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85
quicksort
divide and conquer sorting algorithm
25,646
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86
Zipf's law
probability distribution
25,618
views
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87
fast inverse square root
root-finding algorithm
25,537
views
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88
bidirectional encoder representations from transformers
deep learning artificial neural network language model
25,234
views
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89
wavelength
spatial period of the wave; the distance over which the wave's shape repeats; the inverse of the spatial frequency
25,191
views
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90
chi-square test
statistical test
24,796
views
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91
Drake equation
probabilistic argument to estimate the number of alien civilizations in our galaxy
23,965
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92
Amdahl's law
formula in computer architecture
23,896
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93
Voronoi diagram
type of plane partition
23,787
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94
Trachtenberg system
system of rapid mental calculation
23,492
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95
Luhn algorithm
simple checksum formula
23,449
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96
Tower of Hanoi
mathematical game or puzzle
23,449
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97
Platonic solid
convex regular polyhedra with the same number of faces at each vertex
23,393
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98
Lorentz transformation
space-time coordinate transformation that conserves the form of Maxwell’s equations
23,388
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99
Minimax
decision rule used for minimizing the possible loss for a worst case scenario
23,085
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