These are questions that Neil Sloane, a mathematician of Highland Park, New Jersey, loves to ask. Sloane is the founder of the On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences, a database of 362,765 (and ...

The seq command is handy for generating number sequences on Linux. It requires at least one number as an argument and, given that, it will provide all the numbers from 1 to whatever number you specify ...

A UNSW Sydney mathematician has discovered a new method to tackle algebra’s oldest challenge – solving higher polynomial equations. Polynomials are equations involving a variable raised to powers, ...

When we see sequences of numbers — in triple-, double- or single-digit numbers — repeatedly, many believe it's not a coincidence. In fact, a repeating number like 4 has deep spiritual meaning.