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| # | Thing | Description | Topic | For | Against | Net | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 151 | Imaginary number | Square root of a non-positive real number | Mathematics | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 152 |  | Imaginary unit | Principal square root of minus 1 | Mathematics | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 153 |  | Inequality (mathematics) | Mathematical relation making a non-equal comparison | Mathematics | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 154 |  | Infinity | Mathematical concept | Mathematics | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 155 | Information theory | Scientific study of digital information | Mathematics | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 156 | Integer | Number in {..., –2, –1, 0, 1, 2, ...} | Mathematics | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 157 |  | Integral | Operation in calculus | Mathematics | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 158 |  | Intersection (set theory) | Set of elements common to all of some sets | Mathematics | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 159 |  | Inverse function | Mathematical concept | Mathematics | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 160 |  | Irrational number | Number that is not a ratio of integers | Mathematics | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 161 |  | Isomorphism | In mathematics, invertible homomorphism | Mathematics | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 162 |  | Knot theory | Study of mathematical knots | Mathematics | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 163 | Laplace transform | Integral transform useful in probability theory, physics, and engineering | Mathematics | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 164 |  | Laplace's equation | Second-order partial differential equation | Mathematics | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 165 |  | Law of large numbers | Averages of repeated trials converge to the expected value | Mathematics | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 166 | Length | Measure of distance in physical space | Mathematics | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 167 | Limit (mathematics) | Value approached by a mathematical object | Mathematics | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 168 | Limit of a function | Point to which functions converge in analysis | Mathematics | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 169 |  | Limit of a sequence | Value to which an infinite sequence tends | Mathematics | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 170 |  | Line (geometry) | Straight figure with zero width and depth | Mathematics | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 171 |  | Linear algebra | Branch of mathematics | Mathematics | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 172 |  | Linear equation | Equation that does not involve powers or products of variables | Mathematics | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 173 |  | Linear programming | Method to solve optimization problems | Mathematics | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 174 |  | Logarithm | Mathematical function, inverse of an exponential function | Mathematics | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 175 |  | Manifold | Topological space that locally resembles Euclidean space | Mathematics | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 176 |  | Markov chain | Random process independent of past history | Mathematics | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 177 |  | Mathematical analysis | Branch of mathematics | Mathematics | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 178 | Mathematical constant | Fixed number that has received a name | Mathematics | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 179 |  | Mathematical induction | Form of mathematical proof | Mathematics | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 180 | Mathematical logic | Subfield of mathematics | Mathematics | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 181 |  | Mathematical optimization | Study of mathematical algorithms for optimization problems | Mathematics | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 182 |  | Mathematical proof | Reasoning for mathematical statements | Mathematics | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 183 |  | Mathematics | Field of knowledge | Mathematics | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 184 |  | Matrix (mathematics) | Array of numbers | Mathematics | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 185 |  | Median | Middle quantile of a data set or probability distribution | Mathematics | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 186 | Meta-analysis | Statistical method that summarizes and/or integrates data from multiple sources | Mathematics | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 187 |  | Metric space | Mathematical space with a notion of distance | Mathematics | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 188 | Mode (statistics) | Value that appears most often in a set of data | Mathematics | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 189 |  | Modular arithmetic | Computation modulo a fixed integer | Mathematics | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 190 | Module (mathematics) | Generalization of vector spaces from fields to rings | Mathematics | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 191 |  | Multiple integral | Generalization of definite integrals to functions of multiple variables | Mathematics | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 192 |  | Multiplication | Arithmetical operation | Mathematics | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 193 | Multivariable calculus | Calculus of functions of several variables | Mathematics | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 194 | Naive set theory | Informal set theories | Mathematics | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 195 |  | Natural number | Number used for counting | Mathematics | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 196 |  | Negative number | Real number that is strictly less than zero | Mathematics | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 197 | Non-Euclidean geometry | Two geometries based on axioms closely related to those specifying Euclidean geometry | Mathematics | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 198 | Nonlinear programming | Solution process for some optimization problems | Mathematics | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 199 |  | Normal distribution | Probability distribution | Mathematics | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 200 |  | Nth root | Arithmetic operation, inverse of nth power | Mathematics | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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