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The proof, known to be so hard that a mathematician once offered 10 martinis to whoever could figure it out, uses number ...

Logic puzzles come in various forms and have a near-infinite number of themes. But at their core, these reasoning puzzles ...

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Australians are having fewer children than ever. At 1.5 babies per woman, the fertility rate is at a record low. Many ...

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I n August, the University Grants Commission (UGC) released the draft undergraduate curriculum for nine subjects, including ...

The U.S. Senate unanimously passed the Internal Revenue Service Math and Taxpayer Help Act, which will take effect 12 months after the president signs it. The IRS MATH Act amends Section 6213(b) of ...

Abstract: Designing algorithms to solve math word problems (MWPs) is an important research topic in natural language processing and smart education domains. The task of solving MWPs involves ...