Most of us have little trouble working out how many millilitres are in 2.4 litres of water (it’s 2,400). But the same can’t ...

A new collection of research papers examines how humans conceptualize numbers and the numeral systems we’ve build around them ...

Leonardo Bonacci – known as Fibonacci, the son of Bonaccio – lived from 1170 to about 1245 AD. It is he who we must thank for ...

Explore the etymology of Greek numbers, their origins, meaning, and their influence on mathematics and ancient Greek culture.

Around 250 B.C., the Greek mathematician Archimedes calculated the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter. A precise determination of pi, as we know this ratio today, had long been of ...

D espite its age, Excel continues to evolve with new functions being added over time. There are newer better Excel functions that you should use instead of the old ones. But, there are also some old ...

Reading your prescription starts by identifying which values belong to which eye. “OD” refers to your right eye and “OS” to ...

According to the numerology of letters, your name holds deep personal meanings unique to you—here’s how to work it out.

Science has become obsessed with publishing numbers. With this new satirical proposal, have we reached peak metric?

Who'd have guessed all those marks on cash have a practical purpose? At least on one smaller currency denomination, this seal ...