Is there an infinity of infinities? The question sounds almost absurd, like a riddle designed to twist your brain into knots. But for mathematicians, it’s a serious — and endlessly fascinating ...

By making these advancements, the Enlightenment helped move the concept of infinity beyond metaphysics alone. Thinkers came to see it as vital for anyone working in math or science. In the modern ...

but 2 infinity is. Try another tack: huge numbers. When we play with mind-boggling figures we non-math types may think we're playing in infinity's neighborhood, if not in the same playground.

Honoring the significance of the mathematical constant π (pi) on Pi Day. Representing the ratio of a circle’s circumference ...

The proof has to prove that no solutions exist within this infinity of infinities. Nonetheless, Fermat claimed he had a proof. The proof was never written down, so the challenge has been to ...

Pi Day, 3/14, is usually marked at schools to celebrate the formula of pi, 3.14, which goes on without repeating into infinity. At Eisenhower, the math faculty found various ways to choose the ...