MetaFilter posts tagged with NumberTheory

More than you ever wanted to know about nothing at all

Eideteker — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 06:39:23 -0800

The Zero Saga contains a great deal of information about the concept of zero, and its relation to other numbers and concepts in mathematics. It was linked in Good Math, Bad Math; which contains a variety of other informative articles on the numbers that capture our imaginations. (Note: You may want to skip past part 4 of the Zero Saga, as it contains replies to the site, and as such should probably be at the bottom of the page. But, to compensate, the comments on Good Math are better than most blogs I've read.)

...almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea.

loquacious — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 01:32:01 -0800

"...the answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything is..." "Yes? Yes!?" "...42."
via Dyson, Montgomery, Princeton, a cup of tea - as presented by Seed Magazine.

Who can name the bigger number?

gregv — Thu, 16 Mar 2006 00:16:49 -0800

Who can name the bigger number? I guarantee you will lose to the Busy Beavers. (No, infinity is not allowed, the bigger infinity is a different game.) The author also debunks in very simple terms the recent story that quantum computers perform calculations without being turned on. My first post and disclaimer: I know the author from our mutual field of quantum information.