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Everyone knows that arithmetic is true: 2 + 2 = 4. But surprisingly, we don’t know why it’s true. By stepping outside the box of our usual way of thinking about numbers, my colleagues and I have ...

Industrial organizations are racing to implement AI, yet many struggle to demonstrate concrete value from their investments. The missing element isn't better algorithms or more data; it's clarity ...

Special functions such as the gamma function and its derivatives (collectively known as polygamma functions) occupy a central position in mathematical analysis, with applications ranging from ...