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Mathematics – Nerdy Round

1

A number series where each number is equal to the sum of the two previous numbers is called what?
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A Fibonacci Sequence

2

What is the mathematical name for the number or hash tag sign?
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An Octothorpe

3

Though known as Arabic numerals, the numbers used in mathematics originated in what country?
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They originated in India around 700 AD.

4

Who was the most prolific mathematician in history, publishing over 50 papers per year when the average mathematician published 5?
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Leonhard Euler

5

Which mathematician's "Thirteen Books of the Elements" birthed the modern approach to mathematics?
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Euclid of Alexandria

6

Which function involving partial differential equations allows us to extend the definition of the factorial to fractions and negative numbers?
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The Gamma Function

7

What is the name of the line between the numerator and the denominator in a fraction?
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Vinculum

8

What Hebrew letter is used to denote a specific size of infinity?
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Aleph

9

What critical component of Newton's formulation of calculus was not formally verified until Abraham Robinson published "Non-Standard Analysis" in 1966?
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The existence of infinitesimals

10

What mathematical object, similar to but different from a matrix, is needed to define the topology of a non-Euclidean space?
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The metric tensor

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