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Fact |
Category |
Date |
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| 1 |
A googol contains a 1 followed by 100 zeros. |
Science > Math |
05/31/08 |
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| 2 |
A Klein bottle is a non-orientable surface with no distinct "inner" and "outer" sides. |
Science > Math |
11/16/08 |
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| 3 |
A prime number is a number (other than the number 1) that has no numbers that divide evenly into itself besides itself and one. |
Science > Math |
09/25/08 |
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| 4 |
A surface with only one side and one edge is known as a Möbius strip. |
Science > Math |
06/15/08 |
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| 5 |
A/An equilateral triangle is one in which all three sides are of an equal length. |
Science > Math |
06/11/08 |
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| 6 |
A/An isosceles triangle has exactly two sides that are equal in length. |
Science > Math |
06/05/08 |
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| 7 |
A/An scalene triangle has no sides that are the same length. |
Science > Math |
06/06/08 |
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| 8 |
An amblygon is another word for a(n) obtuse triangle. |
Science > Math |
11/10/11 |
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| 9 |
Fermat's Last Theorem states that for any integer value of n greater than 2, there are no non-zero integer solutions for x^n + y^n = z^n. |
Science > Math |
05/29/08 |
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| 10 |
Goldbach's conjecture states that every even number greater than 2 is the sum of two prime numbers. |
Science > Math |
09/14/08 |
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| 11 |
Hipparchus invented trigonometry to describe how the planets move. |
Science > Math |
09/21/08 |
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| 12 |
Pi, the mathematical constant, is an irrational number. |
Science > Math |
09/21/08 |
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| 13 |
Spherical trigonometry, studies triangles on spheres, and is important in astronomy and navigation. |
Science > Math |
11/01/08 |
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| 14 |
The base of the binary system is 2. |
Science > Math |
08/12/08 |
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| 15 |
The base of the decimal system is ten. |
Science > Math |
08/08/08 |
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