General feasibility theorem

Folk theorem

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.
"The folk theorem" commonly refers to a theorem in game theory that is sometimes called a general feasibility theorem.
The phrase may also refer to a mathematical statement that is widely believed but unproved (as in this excerpt) or false (as in this one).

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