Why do computers only work with the numbers 0 and 1? There are machines that process three digits with more efficiency than ...

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Master these essential symbols first Anjali Mittal / TOI Education / Jun 19, 2025, 18:53 IST Mastering mathematical symbols is essential for success in various fields, from science to technology.

I'm plenty productive, don't get me wrong, but I don't care much about the endless pile of open-source software and specialty hardware packaged and sold to productivity gurus looking to optimize every ...

A report by a Syrian citizen journalist says that Daesh has forbidden the use of the “plus” symbol to signify addition in math classes.

Pi Day is the annual celebration of the mathematical constant, Pi. Here's what to know about its date, and why we celebrate it by eating pie.

Over centuries, mathematicians have amassed an array of symbols—from arrows and crosses to shapes derived from letters—to represent complex ideas.

The Wild and Contentious History of Mathematical Symbols A mathematician has uncovered the stories behind the symbols used in math By Max Springer edited by Clara Moskowitz Shideh Ghandeharizadeh ...

Not long ago, people thought computers couldn’t communicate in English! Dr. Grace Hopper put that notion to rest. She also wrote the first computer manual. Trained in mathematics and mathematical ...

EVERYONE who has had to correct printers' proofs of mathematical formulæ must be painfully alive to the pitfalls into which the non-mathematical compositor continually blunders. To such as know ...

Handwritten mathematical notation contains ambiguities of various kinds. Here we focus on ambiguity in spatial relationships; in particular, we use fuzzy logic to treat ambiguity in ...