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Sept. 6 (UPI) --According to a new study, the distribution of prime numbers is similar to the positioning of atoms inside some crystalline materials. When scientists at Princeton University compared ...

Graphic showing the different ways that numerical data is expressed in different cultures (Barbican Centre).Image by Tim Sandle. Graphic showing the different ways that numerical data is expressed in ...

The seemingly random digits known as prime numbers are not nearly as scattershot as previously thought. A new analysis by Princeton University researchers has uncovered patterns in primes that are ...

Have you ever noticed certain numbers appearing repeatedly in your life? Perhaps you glance at the clock, and it always seems ...