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List of mathematical examples
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<h2 id="uncategorized-examples-alphabetized">Uncategorized examples, alphabetized</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Alexander_horned_sphere/bJSYUKSE">Alexander horned sphere</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/All_horses_are_the_same_color/pFSAcpB8">All horses are the same color</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Cantor_function/xTyypgnm">Cantor function</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Cantor_set/6NUcMJvN">Cantor set</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Checking_if_a_coin_is_biased/jcqnQVwm">Checking if a coin is biased</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Concrete_illustration_of_the_central_limit_theorem/j82s2kld">Concrete illustration of the central limit theorem</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Differential_equations_of_mathematical_physics/9MGbE3Ca">Differential equations of mathematical physics</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Dirichlet_function/d9o708HR">Dirichlet function</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Discontinuous_linear_map/W1BSWvau">Discontinuous linear map</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Efron%2527s_dice/CEFV2TaX">Efron's non-transitive dice</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Example_of_a_game_without_a_value/NyEWfMvV">Example of a game without a value</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Examples_of_contour_integration/4ILprcRr">Examples of contour integration</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Examples_of_differential_equations/IFQTwX5o">Examples of differential equations</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Examples_of_generating_functions/nK6B292A">Examples of generating functions</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_space_groups/vkyKImf4">List of space groups</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Examples_of_Markov_chains/yA25cRSL">Examples of Markov chains</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Examples_of_vector_spaces/tNTbVppn">Examples of vector spaces</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Fano_plane/nNuh1gkH">Fano plane</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Frieze_group/LVknTDnt">Frieze group</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Gray_graph/Xgfh4m3X">Gray graph</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Hall%25E2%2580%2593Janko_graph/VXNddULc">Hall–Janko graph</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Higman%25E2%2580%2593Sims_graph/EBGXct4s">Higman–Sims graph</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Hilbert_matrix/60xPxyzt">Hilbert matrix</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Illustration_of_a_low-discrepancy_sequence/phAlucUw">Illustration of a low-discrepancy sequence</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Illustration_of_the_central_limit_theorem/j82s2kld">Illustration of the central limit theorem</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/An_infinitely_differentiable_function_that_is_not_analytic/V5390vGs">An infinitely differentiable function that is not analytic</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Leech_lattice/LVM1TV0f">Leech lattice</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Lewy%2527s_example/2r786GWS">Lewy's example</a> on PDEs</li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_finite_simple_groups/J4YVCeWt">List of finite simple groups</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Long_line_(topology)/bgkMDrpB">Long line</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Normally_distributed_and_uncorrelated_does_not_imply_independent/w7KqA9gT">Normally distributed and uncorrelated does not imply independent</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Pairwise_independence/Y9kL13Cw">Pairwise independence</a> of random variables need not imply mutual independence.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Petersen_graph/lLRxXpQs">Petersen graph</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Sierpinski_space/Ha6nckJV">Sierpinski space</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Simple_example_of_Azuma%2527s_inequality_for_coin_flips/eLuCf0xz">Simple example of Azuma's inequality for coin flips</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Proof_that_22%2f7_exceeds_%25CF%2580/R46jkeoT">Proof that 22/7 exceeds π</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Solenoid_(mathematics)/u2hxSnTA">Solenoid (mathematics)</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Sorgenfrey_plane/Q3vWuzgx">Sorgenfrey plane</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Stein%2527s_example/cKnUzQl3">Stein's example</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Three_cards_and_a_top_hat/NhNMVKUY">Three cards and a top hat</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Topologist%2527s_sine_curve/vDUx5eNs">Topologist's sine curve</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Tsirelson_space/6oFm8THf">Tsirelson space</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Tutte_eight_cage/SH13hLkX">Tutte eight cage</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Weierstrass_function/m9jU4LE5">Weierstrass function</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Wilkinson%2527s_polynomial/aeaxbl4B">Wilkinson's polynomial</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Wallpaper_group/egxEaC8q">Wallpaper group</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Uses_of_trigonometry/H6JuC55m">Uses of trigonometry</a> (The "examples" in that article are not mathematical objects, i.e., numbers, functions, equations, sets, etc., but applications of trigonometry or scientific fields to which trigonometry is applied.)</li></ul> <h2 id="specialized-lists-of-mathematical-examples">Specialized lists of mathematical examples</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/List_of_algebraic_surfaces/UKJYd7bl">List of algebraic surfaces</a> </li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_curves/rTz5JHat">List of curves</a> </li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_complexity_classes/DYrjGSGx">List of complexity classes</a> </li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_examples_in_general_topology/6c4bVlYg">List of examples in general topology</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_finite_simple_groups/J4YVCeWt">List of finite simple groups</a> </li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_Fourier-related_transforms/omM5lS1k">List of Fourier-related transforms</a> </li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_mathematical_functions/bua9ERtP">List of mathematical functions</a> </li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_knots/kknBPSWE">List of knots</a> <ul><li><a href="/facts/List_of_mathematical_knots_and_links/akwVKVhc">List of mathematical knots and links</a> </li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_manifolds/fL1Eor4V">List of manifolds</a> </li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_mathematical_shapes/cpXPlmKY">List of mathematical shapes</a> </li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_matrices/op20J9jC">List of matrices</a> </li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_numbers/ItWEN7tF">List of numbers</a> </li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_polygons%2c_polyhedra_and_polytopes/vDXDwAmt">List of polygons, polyhedra and polytopes</a> </li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_prime_numbers/lkGexefS">List of prime numbers</a> —not merely a numerical table, but a list of various <i>kinds</i> of prime numbers, each with a table</li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_regular_polytopes/Kng25Ymq">List of regular polytopes</a> </li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_surfaces/033mpY7o">List of surfaces</a> </li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_small_groups/q1cKEj1G">List of small groups</a> </li> <li><a href="/facts/Table_of_Lie_groups/7nalbhV4">Table of Lie groups</a> </li></ul> <h2 id="sporadic-groups">Sporadic groups</h2> <i>See also <a href="/facts/List_of_finite_simple_groups/J4YVCeWt">list of finite simple groups</a>.</i> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Baby_Monster_group/tWU6RCV5">Baby Monster group</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Conway_group/sT4GAfHY">Conway group</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Fischer_group/wlcMt1ce">Fischer groups</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Harada%25E2%2580%2593Norton_group/Rwv7Xujd">Harada–Norton group</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Held_group/NHMlPycD">Held group</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Higman%25E2%2580%2593Sims_group/qwy4r4Wn">Higman–Sims group</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Janko_group/Pf3b9Mfu">Janko groups</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Lyons_group/ubxFgLA7">Lyons group</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Binary_Golay_code/UY04RQEC">The Mathieu groups</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Conway_group/sT4GAfHY">McLaughlin group</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Monster_group/MlwslQ7H">Monster group</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/O%2527Nan_group/jIw7CjXX">O'Nan group</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Rudvalis_group/EfmE1Mv8">Rudvalis group</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Conway_group/sT4GAfHY">Suzuki sporadic group</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Thompson_group_(finite)/wUY9rW4n">Thompson group</a></li></ul> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Counterexample/dnThYpHW">Counterexample</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_examples_in_general_topology/6c4bVlYg">List of examples in general topology</a></li></ul>