Articles tagged Numbers

Math for Fun: How to Count to Infinity

Infinity is one of those mathematical concepts that seem to befuddle everyone. It is simultaneously easy to understand, but hard to grasp. What is infinity, how do we use it, and why is it important?
First of all, infinity is not really a number; it is more of a...

Math and the Nature of Reality

It is easy to be deceived about the true nature of both math and reality based on elementary mathematics. When we are young, we look into very simple mathematical operations: counting, addition, subtraction. It is interesting that in these first operations we learn...