Some people think 2+2=5... and they might be right. A statistician explains how abstract math can have real-world limitations ...

The Dolphins benched Tua Tagovailoa, but his contract math shows why moving on from him could mean up to $99 million in dead ...

Numerology has long been thought to hold answers to bigger questions, with angel numbers believed to have divine or mystical significance. To many, angel numbers are thought to be the universe’s way ...

Is 170,141,183,460,469,231,731,687,303,715,884,105,727 prime? Before you ask the Internet for an answer, can you consider how you might answer that question without a ...

A sharp rise in students entering the University of California system without middle school-level math skills is raising alarms among educators. A new internal report from the University of California ...

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Randomly scramble the digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 to form a seven-digit number (or a six-digit number if the leading digit is 0). Rank the following events in order ...

The Mega Millions jackpot for the Tuesday, Nov. 4 drawing is an estimated $800 million. There were no jackpot winners for the Friday, Oct. 31 drawing. Drawings are held every Tuesday and Friday at ...

In the mid-19th century, Bernhard Riemann conceived of a new way to think about mathematical spaces, providing the foundation for modern geometry and physics. Standing in the middle of a field, we can ...

New York City has elected a democratic socialist as its next mayor. Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani won with a progressive platform focused on making the city more affordable, through free bus service, ...