ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Fréchet manifold

So, imagine you have a toy car that you can bend and shape into different cool shapes. That toy car is like a manifold, which is a way to describe spaces that can look different in different places.

Now, imagine that instead of a toy car, you have a squishy, stretchy ball that you can move and shape in any way you want. That ball is like a Fréchet manifold, which is a special kind of manifold that's able to bend and stretch in super flexible ways.

Fréchet manifolds are used by mathematicians to study really complex shapes and spaces that can bend and twist in unexpected ways. It's like having a super power to mold and shape the world around you. Pretty cool, huh?