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In probability theory, the birthday problem asks for the probability that, in a set of n randomly chosen people, at least two will share a birthday. The...

Biostatistics (also known as biometry) is a branch of statistics that applies statistical methods to a wide range of topics in biology. It encompasses...

In mathematics, a multiplication table (sometimes, less formally, a times table) is a mathematical table used to define a multiplication operation for...

In category theory, a branch of mathematics, an enriched category generalizes the idea of a category by replacing hom-sets with objects from a general...

In mathematics, an abstract polytope is an algebraic partially ordered set which captures the dyadic property of a traditional polytope without specifying...

This article gives some very general background to the mathematical idea of topos. This is an aspect of category theory, and has a reputation for being...

The Cardan grille is a method of writing secret messages using a grid. This technique was used in ancient China.[additional citation(s) needed] In 1550...

Best–worst scaling (BWS) techniques involve choice modelling (or discrete choice experiment – "DCE") and were invented by Jordan Louviere in 1987 while...

Theta* is an any-angle path planning algorithm that is based on the A* search algorithm. It can find near-optimal paths with run times comparable to those...

Alessandro Figà Talamanca (25 May 1938 – 27 November 2023) was an Italian mathematician who had been given several prestigious tasks, both in Italy and...

Bo Berndtsson (born 24 December 1950), is a Swedish mathematician. His main contributions concern the theory of several complex variables and complex geometry...