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Square root principle value convention

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Plato's Disc of Gold

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Why $\sqrt{\frac {\sum(x-\mu)^2} {N}}$ instead of $\frac {\sum{\Bigl|x-\mu\Bigr|}} {N}$?

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Is there a way to determine how many solution does " The hundred Fowls problems" have looking at the coefficients?

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Liouville's proof of the existence of transcendental numbers

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Does there exist a copy of Euclid's Elements with modern notation and no figures?

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Which notable mathematicans have tried solving the Riemann hypothesis?

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Why, historically, do we multiply matrices as we do?

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Is the Galois group associated to a random polynomial solvable with probability 0?

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Who conjectured that there are only finitely many biplanes, and why?

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Results that came out of nowhere.

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Can you provide me historical examples of pure mathematics becoming "useful"?

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Homogeneous Differential Equations Inspiration

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Books on the history of foundations of mathematics?

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Who is responsible for the analytical/topological proof of FTA?

Square root principle value convention

Plato's Disc of Gold

Why $\sqrt{\frac {\sum(x-\mu)^2} {N}}$ instead of $\frac {\sum{\Bigl|x-\mu\Bigr|}} {N}$?

Is there a way to determine how many solution does " The hundred Fowls problems" have looking at the coefficients?

Liouville's proof of the existence of transcendental numbers

Does there exist a copy of Euclid's Elements with modern notation and no figures?

Which notable mathematicans have tried solving the Riemann hypothesis?

Why, historically, do we multiply matrices as we do?

Is the Galois group associated to a random polynomial solvable with probability 0?

Who conjectured that there are only finitely many biplanes, and why?

Results that came out of nowhere.

Can you provide me historical examples of pure mathematics becoming "useful"?

Homogeneous Differential Equations Inspiration

Books on the history of foundations of mathematics?

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