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:
“I think that Richard Nixon will go down in history as a true folk hero, who struck a vital blow to the whole diseased concept of the revered image and gave the American virtue of irreverence and skepticism back to the people.”
—William Burroughs (b. 1914)
“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)