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Computational Complexity, Explained Through Songs
If you’re reading this, you’ve probably heard of “computational complexity”, but you might not know what it is. Never fear! The Adder is here to help! I’ll walk you through what it is, and some common types, all through the lens of “how much memory power would it take to memorize the lyrics to this…
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The Life and Times of Gottfried Leibniz
The field of mathematics is a wonderful and diverse place. If you have explored it, you will probably have noticed that people who practice mathematics are known as “mathematicians” or “math people”. Now, it may help if I clarify that there are two types of mathematicians. There are the first type, mathematicians who work in…
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The Cantor Ternary Set
This is the Cantor ternary set. As you can see, it is formed from a line segment. (It is slightly thickened here so you can see it better.) It has no length. But it has infinitely many points. Let me explain. This is how you make the picture above: Take a line segment. Remove the…