Twelve is the smallest number with four factors. Twelve divides into exact thirds, but ten divided into thirds results in an unwieldy number, 0.33333… In the 20th century, certain mathematicians, who ...

We all harbor one particular prejudice. We are each and every one of us irrevocably focused on and devoted to our number system in base ten. Our languages, our engineering discussions, our methods, ...

The humble decimal point may have been invented about 150 years before we previously thought. Experts had previously credited German mathematician Christopher Clavius for the innovation, but according ...