Folk theorem

Folk theorem

Folk theorem may refer to:

* Ethno-cultural studies of mathematics.
* Mathematical folklore, theorems that are widely known to mathematicians but cannot be traced back to an individual.
* "The folk theorem" commonly refers to a theorem in game theory that is sometimes called a general feasibility theorem.
* The phrase may also refer to a mathematical statement that is widely believed but unproved (as in [http://books.google.com/books?id=WwR2RcDB_OQC&pg=PA86&dq=%22folk+theorem%22+-game&ei=oDBXR4_fMoKwsgOpuZHBAQ&sig=Y5y9SYLQZNt9ShLIRmukZVDFrSwthis this excerpt] ) or false (as in [http://books.google.com/books?id=tTN4HuUNXjgC&pg=PA266&dq=%22folk+theorem%22&ei=zi5XR-H1HoiGsgPeoLzWAQ&sig=5w1saFWZgE1BiELJ_9vpRdlXtK0#PPA266,M1 this one] ).


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