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A term in social choice theory meaning a change favorable for X does not hurt X.

The Monty Hall problem is named for its similarity to the Let's Make a Deal television game show hosted by Monty Hall. The problem is stated as follows. Assume that a room is ...

Topological lower bounds in terms of Betti numbers for the number of critical points form a smooth function on a smooth manifold.

A strong inequality in which a is not only less than b, but much less (by some convention) is denoted a<<b.

A basis, form, function, etc., in two or more variables is said to be multilinear if it is linear in each variable separately.

A mathematical object S is said to be multiplicatively closed if a,b in S implies that ab in S.

The Greek word for 10000.

A 10000-sided polygon.

One of the two pieces of a double cone (i.e., two cones placed apex to apex).

An unknot which can only be unknotted by first increasing the number of crossings.