A set of the six sides of a die matches up one-to-one with a set of red shoes, helping illustrate Georg Cantor's set theorem. Image courtesy of GBH/NOVA It can be easy to take math for granted. But ...
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Mathematicians just discovered two new types of infinity, and they may break the rules of math
Is there an infinity of infinities? The question sounds almost absurd, like a child’s riddle meant to twist your brain into ...
When mathematician Georg Cantor first glimpsed the true nature of infinity, it changed mathematics forever. He demonstrated that infinity isn’t just endless; it exists in different sizes, each opening ...
For 50 years, mathematicians have believed that the total number of real numbers is unknowable. A new proof suggests otherwise. In October 2018, David Asperó was on holiday in Italy, gazing out a car ...
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Just How Big Is Infinity? The Math Behind the Idea
The curious minds at Aperture tackle the abstract concept of infinity and the math that attempts to measure its vastness. "Pandora's box": Russia issues new warning to Trump over Iran Drummer has ...
Mumbai: The Aditya Birla World Academy (ABWA) along with BITS Pilani and the University of Waterloo, on Friday, hosted a math championship, with over 400 students from 8 countries, including India, ...
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