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1	Tropes relating to how mathematicians and [[UsefulNotes/{{mathematics}} their craft]] are depicted in the media.
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3	Not to be confused with doing [[{{JustForFun/Troperithmetic}} math with tropes]].
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5	!!Tropes:
6	[[index]]
7	[floatboxright:
8	'''Main topic:'''
9	+ {{UsefulNotes/Mathematics}}
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11	'''Categories:'''
12	+ CountingTropes
13	+ NumberTropes
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15	'''Related indexes:'''
16	+ MoneyTropes
17	+ ProbabilityTropes
18	+ TimeTropes
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20	* AlternativeNumberSystem: A numerical system where the "base" isn't ten.
21	* AppliedMathematics: Using math symbols to mix real-world things.
22	* CalculusIsArcaneKnowledge: Calculus is used to show that a character is very intelligent.
23	* CarryTheOne: Somebody is good at doing equations, but forgets to carry a number (usually a one).
24	* CountingToPotato: Someone is counting or spelling but replaces a number or letter with a different one or a word.
25	* EEqualsMcHammer: Nonsensical equations.
26	* EleventyZillion: Made-up numbers.
27	* EverybodyHatesMathematics: All the main characters hate doing math.
28	* FirstContactMath: When [[FirstContact meeting aliens for the first time]], using math to see if they're intelligent and (hopefully) communicate.
29	* FormulaicMagic: Math is magical.
30	* FormulaForTheUnformulable: Someone tries to use numeric concepts to calculate the uncalculable.
31	* GoodWithNumbers: Someone has a knack for math.
32	* IfMyCalculationsAreCorrect: Intellectuals who talk about their "calculations" a lot.
33	* ILikeThoseOdds: Odds are not in someone's favor but they state (either snarkily or genuinely) that they like them.
34	* JarOfJellybeansContest: A contest focusing on counting or measuring to determine how much of an item is in a container.
35	* LudicrousPrecision: People who are Good with Numbers can calculate down to the last decimal.
36	* MadMathematician: Somebody is both Good with Numbers and insane.
37	* MillionToOneChance: Unlikely things will almost definitely happen.
38	* {{Mismeasurement}}: Someone measures something incorrectly.
39	* MisplacedADecimalPoint: Somebody is meant to be Good with Numbers, but they misplace a decimal point in an equation.
40	* MouthfulOfPi: Geniuses can recite pi to a ludicrous number of places.
41	* NeverTellMeTheOdds: A character gets told that the odds are not in their favor. They reject it and beat those unlikely odds.
42	* NumberObsession: A character is obsessed with numbers, numerical order, and/or counting.
43	* OvenLogic: Someone thinks they can cook something faster by dividing the cooking time and proportionally multiplying the temperature of the oven. This usually results in smoke, fire, burned food, and more fire.
44	* PrescienceByAnalysis: Someone can calculate so well that they're almost psychic.
45	* RebusBubble: Applied Mathematics in a thought bubble.
46	* SIPrefixName: Using SI prefixes to denote relative power.
47	* TrainProblem: A mathematical "word problem" involving two trains.
48	* VisualCalculus: Projecting math over reality.
49	* WritersCannotDoMath: A PlotHole that comes from a mathematical error.
50	[[/index]]

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