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The Riemann zeta function is one of the most central functions in number theory, and mathematicians had been trying for centuries to prove the irrationality of ζ(3) — the number that the zeta function outputs when its input is 3.
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Erica Klarreich, Quanta Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
In 1859, Bernhard Riemann, another renowned German mathematician, sought help from a different function, now called the Riemann zeta function.
—Byzack Savitsky, science.org, 29 July 2024
Riemann quickly found that the zeta function has no zeros if the real part is greater than 1.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 1 July 2024
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Erica Klarreich, Quanta Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
In 1859, Bernhard Riemann, another renowned German mathematician, sought help from a different function, now called the Riemann zeta function.
—Byzack Savitsky, science.org, 29 July 2024
Riemann quickly found that the zeta function has no zeros if the real part is greater than 1.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 1 July 2024
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“Zeta.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/zeta. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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zeta
noun
ze·ta
ˈzāt-ə 
: the sixth letter of the Greek alphabet
—Ζ or ζ
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