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Mysterious Antikythera Mechanism may have been an ancient Greek toy, new study hintsThe mysterious Antikythera Mechanism is 2,000 years old and has long puzzled scientists. New research into its triangle-shaped teeth may finally reveal its intended purpose.
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Mathematicians solve vexing 'crowd problem' that explains why public spaces devolve into chaosWhy do some crowds move in an orderly fashion while others devolve into a chaotic jumble? New research led by an MIT mathematician may finally crack the tricky crowd problem.
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How do we know pi is an irrational number?Are there mathematical ways to prove that pi is an irrational number that has no end?
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Pi quiz: How much do you know about this irrational number?Test yourself on math's most famous constant with this pi quiz.
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14-year-old known as 'the human calculator' breaks 6 math world records in 1 dayIndian teenager Aaryan Shulka performs calculations in his head quicker than most people can use a calculator. At a recent event hosted by Guinness World Records, 14-year-old Shulka shattered six mental math records in one day.
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Infamous 'sofa problem' that boggled mathematicians for decades may finally have a solutionA math problem delineating the largest-size sofa that can fit around a corner has finally been solved, though it may not help you move.
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What is the Fibonacci sequence?Almost everything you know about the famous Fibonacci sequence is wrong.
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High school students who came up with 'impossible' proof of Pythagorean theorem discover 9 more solutions to the problemIn a new peer-reviewed study, Ne'Kiya Jackson and Calcea Johnson outlined 10 ways to solve the Pythagorean theorem using trigonometry, including a proof they discovered in high school.
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What is the largest known prime number?There are infinitely many prime numbers, but the biggest one we know of goes by the name M82589933 and contains more than 24 million digits.
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