What is the mathematics in Tic-Tac-Toe? Answer by Alex Ellis, Ph.D. in Mathematics from Columbia University, on Quora:Besides game theory, there are at least two more areas of mathematics relevant to tic tac toe. If you know what a group is in the mathematical sense: how do you find the symmetry group of a given a tic tac toe board position? You can do the same thing with tic tac toe! In ordinary tic tac toe, there are three winning patterns: row, column, and diagonal.

Source: Forbes February 08, 2017 18:25 UTC