Folk theorem
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Folk theorem may refer to:
- Ethno-cultural studies of mathematicsEthno-cultural studies of mathematicsInformal mathematics, also called naïve mathematics, has historically been the predominant form of mathematics at most times and in most cultures, and is the subject of modern ethno-cultural studies of mathematics...
- Mathematical folklore, theorems that are widely known to mathematicians but cannot be traced back to an individual
- In game theory, "the folk theoremFolk theorem (game theory)In game theory, folk theorems are a class of theorems which imply that in repeated games, any outcome is a feasible solution concept, if under that outcome the players' minimax conditions are satisfied. The minimax condition states that a player will minimize the maximum possible loss which he...
" is a general feasibility theorem