Mathematics is very interesting and easy subject because it is totally based on logic. It is all around us and nothing is illogical about mathematics. But is not easy for most people, some people find it hard also because it takes time and energy. You will find maths hard only if you make it hard. Here are some fun facts about maths on this webpage that you probably don’t know.
Fun Facts About Maths
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- The word ‘Mathematics’ comes from the Greek ‘mathema’ which means learning, study, science and ‘Mathematics’ means ‘fond of learning.
- Do you know mathematics is an anagram of me asthmatic (An anagram is a word or phrase made by transposing or rearranging letters of other words or phrases)
- In America, Mathematics is known as ‘Math’ they say that ‘Mathematics’ function as a singular noun so as per them ‘Math’ should be singular too.
- In 2010, on World Maths Day, 1.13 million students from more than 235 countries set a record correctly answering 479,732,613 questions.
- The word ‘hundrath’ in old English, from which word hundred derives, meant 120, not 100.
- The number 5 is pronounced as ‘Ha’ in the Thai Language. 555 is also used by same as slang for Ha Ha Ha.
- What comes after million, billion and trillion? A quadrillion, quintillion, sextillion, septillion, octillion, nonillion, decillion, and undecillion.
- Zero is the only number that can’t be represented by Roman Numerals.
- The only Shakespeare play to include the word ‘Mathematics’ is The Taming of The Shrew.
- The only number in English that is spelled with its letters in alphabetical order is ‘Forty’
- The opposite side of a dice always adds up to seven.
- The name of the popular search engine Google came from a misspelling of the word googol which is a very large number (the number one followed one hundred zeros to be exact)
Fun Facts About Maths That You Should Know
Here are 10+ fun and surprising facts about mathematics that you might not know:
Zero Was Not Always a Number
The number zero was not used in early number systems. It was first introduced as a concept in ancient India around the 5th century by Aryabhata and later formalized by Brahmagupta.
A ‘Perfect’ Number Exists
A perfect number is a number that equals the sum of its proper divisors.
For example: 28 is perfect because 1 + 2 + 4 + 7 + 14 = 28.
The Magical Number 9
If you multiply any number by 9 and sum the digits of the result, you’ll always get 9!
Example: 9 × 23 = 207 → 2 + 0 + 7 = 9.
There’s a Largest Known Prime
The largest known prime number (as of 2024) has over 24 million digits! It was discovered using Mersenne primes.
Pi (π) is Infinite and Patternless
The value of π (3.141592…) is irrational, meaning it goes on forever without repeating.
There Are More Real Numbers Than Natural Numbers
Although both are infinite, the number of real numbers (including decimals) is actually larger than the number of whole numbers.
A Pizza is a Mathematical Shape
A pizza has volume! If a pizza has radius (r) and height (h), its volume is given by:
π × r² × h (same as the cylinder volume formula).
A Random Shuffle Isn’t So Random
The number of ways to shuffle a standard 52-card deck is 52! (52 factorial), which is more than the estimated number of atoms in the observable universe!
The Golden Ratio in Nature
The golden ratio (1.618…) appears in nature, art, and even human faces! It’s also seen in Fibonacci sequences in plants.
Billiard Balls Form a Triangle
The standard 15-ball triangle in billiards forms a perfectly arranged triangle of the 5th triangular number (15).
Honeybees Use Hexagons for Efficiency
Bees instinctively build hexagonal honeycombs because this shape maximizes space and minimizes wax usage.
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