I wondered, what kind of story about numbers would you find interesting? Well, I thought just that, stories about numbers. In particular numbers from other cultures.
Numbers are fascinating in a mathematical , just consider Srinivasa Ramanujan’s tragically short but astounding life and his intimate understanding and familiarity with numbers.
Taxicab Numbers
1729 and Taxi Cabs
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Since math (and it is math and not maths!) has been strictly verboten by the tigress of The Daily Kos I offer this missive with out any addition (¬‿¬). |
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The way English and French speaking people say numbers is, well, different to say the least…
How many times do you think that phone number has been called since this video aired.
The Chinese have some interesting ideas about the importance of certain numbers in their lives. Gather your ba’s while ye may.
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So a half ba is not better than nothing, no?
Which brings us to what would be a very lucky number to the Chinese.
There you have it. Do you have any stories about numbers that we might enjoy?
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A post script for the math insensitive ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)