number theory
noun
: the study of the properties of integers
number theoretic
adjective
number theorist
noun
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The abstract world of number theory holds power in the world of physics.
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Lyndie Chiou, Wired News, 1 Nov. 2025
Mathematicians have also found that harmonic analysis has deep and unexpected connections to number theory.
—Shalma Wegsman, Quanta Magazine, 3 Sep. 2025
While imprisoned in Rouen, France, Weil developed one of the most ambitious programs in mathematics, which experts are still working on today: a kind of Rosetta stone connecting seemingly disparate fields (number theory, algebra and geometry).
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 20 Aug. 2025
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.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 23 July 2025
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Lyndie Chiou, Wired News, 1 Nov. 2025
Mathematicians have also found that harmonic analysis has deep and unexpected connections to number theory.
—Shalma Wegsman, Quanta Magazine, 3 Sep. 2025
While imprisoned in Rouen, France, Weil developed one of the most ambitious programs in mathematics, which experts are still working on today: a kind of Rosetta stone connecting seemingly disparate fields (number theory, algebra and geometry).
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 20 Aug. 2025
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.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 23 July 2025
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“Number theory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/number%20theory. Accessed 25 Nov. 2025.
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