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statistics
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Probability

The mathematics of uncertainty. It assigns numbers between zero and one to events, and its rules are simple enough to state on a page and produce…

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philosophy
Fact

Logic

The study of valid inference: which conclusions follow from which premises, and why. It is the shared foundation of philosophy, mathematics and…

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education
Fact

Numeracy

The ability to understand and work with numbers in practical situations. It is distinct from mathematical education, it is measured internationally,…

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statistics
Fact

The Normal Distribution

The symmetric bell-shaped probability distribution that arises whenever many small independent influences add together. It is the most important…

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mathematics
Fact

Calculus

The mathematics of continuous change, comprising the differential calculus of rates and the integral calculus of accumulation, and the theorem…

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mathematics
Fact

Zero

The number representing nothing, and the symbol that makes positional notation possible. It arrived late, was resisted, and is the single most…

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engineering
Theory

Control Theory

The mathematics of making a system behave as intended by measuring what it is doing and acting on the difference from what is wanted. It is the…

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mathematics
Theory

Queueing Theory

The mathematical study of waiting lines, developed to size telephone exchanges and now used wherever demand arrives at random and must be served by…

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mathematics
Proven

The Euclidean Algorithm

A procedure for finding the greatest common divisor of two whole numbers by repeatedly replacing the larger with its remainder on division by the…

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mathematics
Proven

The Monty Hall Problem

A probability puzzle with a counterintuitive answer, made famous when thousands of people including professional mathematicians insisted publicly…

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mathematics
Proven

Cantor's Diagonal Argument

A proof that some infinities are larger than others. It is a few lines long, it requires nothing beyond counting, it was violently rejected when…

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mathematics
Proven

The Four Colour Theorem

Four colours suffice to colour any map so that no two regions sharing a border have the same colour. It was conjectured in 1852, resisted proof for…

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economics
Proven

The Nash Equilibrium

A situation in which no participant can do better by changing strategy alone. It is the central solution concept in game theory, it exists in every…

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mathematics
Proven

Non-Euclidean Geometry

For two thousand years one of Euclid's assumptions looked like it should be provable from the others. It is not. Denying it produces consistent…

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mathematics
Proven

Bayes' Theorem

A rule for updating a belief when new evidence arrives. It is a short piece of algebra, it is not in any dispute, and misapplying it produces some of…

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mathematics
Proven

The Fourier Transform

Any signal can be decomposed into a sum of pure sine waves of different frequencies. The claim was disbelieved when made, it is one of the most…

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computer science
Proven

Error-Correcting Codes

Adding structured redundancy to a message so that errors introduced in storage or transmission can be detected and repaired without asking for a…

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genetics
Proven

The Hardy-Weinberg Principle

In a large population with random mating and nothing else happening, gene frequencies do not change from one generation to the next. It sounds like a…

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epidemiology
Theory

The Basic Reproduction Number

R nought is the average number of people one infectious person infects in a population with no immunity and no countermeasures. It is the single most…

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architecture
Debunked

The Golden Ratio in Art and Architecture

The golden ratio is a real and interesting number. The claim that it governs the Parthenon, the Great Pyramid, the Mona Lisa and the proportions of…

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