number theory
noun
: the study of the properties of integers
number theoretic
adjective
number theorist
noun
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Google’s advanced version of Gemini and OpenAI’s experimental reasoning model both solved five of six math problems, which cover algebra, geometry, number theory, and combinatorics (a counting math), the representatives of the companies said.
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Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 23 July 2025
There’s not much hostility toward experts in unhurried realms of inquiry like numismatics or number theory.
—Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
Using a highly technical result in number theory by the Indian math prodigy Srinivasa Ramanujan, Sarnak and his collaborators produced regular graphs that achieved the Alon-Boppana bound.
—Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 18 Apr. 2025
Rajula Srivastava, for contributions in harmonic analysis and analytic number theory, including contributions to the problem of counting rational points near smooth manifolds.
—Alex Cramer, HollywoodReporter, 6 Apr. 2025
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Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 23 July 2025
There’s not much hostility toward experts in unhurried realms of inquiry like numismatics or number theory.
—Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
Using a highly technical result in number theory by the Indian math prodigy Srinivasa Ramanujan, Sarnak and his collaborators produced regular graphs that achieved the Alon-Boppana bound.
—Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 18 Apr. 2025
Rajula Srivastava, for contributions in harmonic analysis and analytic number theory, including contributions to the problem of counting rational points near smooth manifolds.
—Alex Cramer, HollywoodReporter, 6 Apr. 2025
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“Number theory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/number%20theory. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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