A new collection of research papers examines how humans conceptualize numbers and the numeral systems we’ve build around them ...

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Imaginary numbers began as a desperate solution to equations that seemed unsolvable. In the 1500s, Italian mathematicians working on cubic equations encountered the square root of negative one — a ...

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Pure mathematics uses mathematics to explore abstract ideas, mathematics that does not necessarily describe a real physical system. This can include developing the fundamental tools used by ...

The chancellor used a speech in Downing Street to suggest she would hike taxes in later this month, telling voters "each of us must do our bit". She did not rule out increasing income tax, VAT or ...

Approximate solutions to more complex equations can be found using a process called iteration. Iteration means repeatedly carrying out a process. To solve an equation using iteration, start with an ...