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<standfirst><p>The origin of the decimal point, a powerful calculation tool, has been traced back to a mathematician who lived during the Italian Renaissance</p></standfirst>
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<standfirst><p>A concept from theoretical physics helped confirm the strange connection between two completely different areas of mathematics</p></standfirst>
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<standfirst><p>Researchers go to great lengths to prove a tiny bias in coin flipping</p></standfirst>
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<standfirst><p>Mathematicians cannot determine whether multiplying pi by itself repeatedly might produce a whole number</p></standfirst>
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<title>This Nomadic Eccentric Was the Most Prolific Mathematician in History</title>
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<standfirst><p>The bizarre life and legacy of Paul Erd&#337;s, the most prolific mathematician ever</p></standfirst>
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<standfirst><p>The inspection paradox makes sense of social networks, long train wait times and why the call center is always busy&nbsp;</p></standfirst>
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<standfirst><p>Until now computers have failed to solve mathematical problems. But the AI program AlphaGeometry has succeeded in finding proofs for dozens of theorems from the International Mathematical Olympiad</p></standfirst>
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<standfirst><p>Squaring numbers can have surprising consequences</p></standfirst>
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<standfirst><p>In 2013 a new user named Cleo took an online math forum by storm with unproved answers. Today she&rsquo;s an urban legend. But who was she? A 2023 editor's pick.&nbsp;</p></standfirst>
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<standfirst><p>The quest for the einstein tile&mdash;a shape never seen before in mathematics&mdash;turned up even more discoveries than mathematicians counted on</p></standfirst>
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<title>The Most Important Unsolved Problem in Computer Science</title>
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<standfirst><p>Here&rsquo;s a look at the $1-million math problem at the heart of computation</p></standfirst>
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<standfirst><p>Large language model does better than human mathematicians trying to solve combinatorics problems inspired by the card game Set</p></standfirst>
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<title>How Cryptographic 'Secret Sharing' Can Keep Information Safe</title>
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<standfirst><p>One safe, five sons and betrayal: this principle shows how shared knowledge can protect secrets&mdash;without having to trust anyone</p></standfirst>
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