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:
“Babies are beautiful, wonderful, exciting, enchanting, extraordinary little creatures—who grow up into ordinary folk like us.”
—Doris Dyson. quoted in What Is a Baby?, By Richard and Helen Exley.
“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)