mathematics

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Erdős asked if we could do much better than this, and for 80 years the mathematics community only achieved marginal improvements.

From Slate • Jun. 22, 2026

Alexander had long noticed similarities between CSK theory and the mathematics of the quantum Hall effect.

From Science Daily • Jun. 19, 2026

The universe, it’s all mathematics and science, and I shouldn’t shun the science of music just because I think the inspiration is all it should be.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2026

Gauss went further to say that number theory was the queen of mathematics.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 14, 2026

Fibonacci had learned his mathematics from the Muslims, so he knew about Arabic numerals, including zero.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife