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Who discovered this number-guessing paradox?
probability
reference-request
math-history
paradoxes
Original works of great mathematicians
reference-request
math-history
big-list
Why was Sheaf cohomology invented?
algebraic-geometry
math-history
sheaf-cohomology
motivation
Why are integrals called integrals?
calculus
integration
soft-question
terminology
math-history
Why is lambda calculus named after that specific Greek letter? Why not “rho calculus”, for example?
terminology
math-history
lambda-calculus
Did Joseph Fourier ever make a pure mathematical mistake?
fourier-analysis
math-history
mathematicians
Word origin / meaning of 'kernel' in linear algebra
linear-algebra
matrices
soft-question
terminology
math-history
Why is the axiom of choice separated from the other axioms?
soft-question
set-theory
math-history
axiom-of-choice
Was Grothendieck familiar with Stone's work on Boolean algebras?
functional-analysis
category-theory
banach-spaces
math-history
tensor-products
Good books on Philosophy of Mathematics
reference-request
math-history
big-list
philosophy
book-recommendation
Why are the trig functions versine, haversine, exsecant, etc, rarely used in modern mathematics?
trigonometry
math-history
spherical-trigonometry
Deep theorem with trivial proof [closed]
soft-question
math-history
What did mathematicians study as an undergraduate/graduate before modern mathematics such as modern algebra and analysis?
soft-question
math-history
education
big-list
mathematicians
Why are integers subset of reals?
elementary-set-theory
math-history
real-numbers
integers
What are examples of unexpected algebraic numbers of high degree occured in some math problems?
soft-question
algebraic-number-theory
math-history
philosophy
transcendental-numbers
How to find area under sines without calculus?
calculus
sequences-and-series
algebra-precalculus
trigonometry
math-history
Why are some coins Reuleaux triangles?
geometry
math-history
Motivation for Napier's Logarithms
logarithms
math-history
Did Pólya say, "can" or "cannot"?
reference-request
math-history
mathematicians
Examples of famous problems resolved easily
soft-question
math-history
problem-solving
big-list
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