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
- In game theory, "the folk theorem" is a general feasibility theorem
Famous quotes containing the words folk and/or theorem:
“In the past, the English tried to impose a system wherever they went. They destroyed the nation’s culture and one of the by- products of their systemisation was that they destroyed their own folk culture.”
—Martin Carthy (b. 1941)
“To insure the adoration of a theorem for any length of time, faith is not enough, a police force is needed as well.”
—Albert Camus (1913–1960)