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Mathematical Problems

by David Hilbert

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"Mathematical Problems" by David Hilbert is a lecture delivered in 1900. Hilbert presented twenty-three unsolved mathematical problems that would shape twentieth-century mathematics. Delivered at the International Congress of Mathematicians in Paris, the lecture outlined challenges ranging from number theory to geometry. Some problems were solved quickly, while others remain unsolved today. Several problems proved too vague for definitive answers, yet work on these questions earned mathematicians the highest honors and continues to drive mathematical research.

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Updated September 2026. Public domain in the USA. Text and summary from Project Gutenberg eBook #71655. Mathematical Problems on Wikipedia.

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