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New Number Systems Seek Their Lost Primes
Mar 30, 2017
07:23
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For centuries, mathematicians tried to solve problems by adding new values to the usual numbers. Now they’re investigating the unintended consequences of that tinkering.
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New Number Systems Seek Their Lost Primes
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