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

Years ago, no math education was complete without understanding how to compute a square root. Today, you are probably just ...

Speaker: Not all numbers are whole numbers. Decimals are numbers that are between two whole numbers. So 1.4 is between 1 and 2. A decimal that starts with a 0 before the decimal point is less than 1.

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 ...

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 ...

Most of us have little trouble working out how many milliliters are in 2.4 liters of water (it's 2,400). But the same can't be said when we're asked how many minutes are in 2.4 hours (it's 144).

The Root 100 is back and live for its 16th year, celebrating the trailblazing Black innovators, leaders, and culture shapers ...

The Root 100 is back and live for its 16th year, celebrating the trailblazing Black innovators, leaders, and culture shapers ...

The doubling square trick is a simple mathematical shortcut designed for class 6 to 10 students to make multiplication easier ...