The Secret Lives of Numbers Numerals and Their Peculiarities in Mathematics and Beyond

We see numbers on automobile license plates, addresses, weather reports, and, of course, on our smartphones. Yet we look at these numbers for their role as descriptors, not as an entity in and unto themselves. Each number has its own history of meaning, usage, and connotation in the larger world. The Secret Lives of Numbers takes readers on a journey through integers, considering their numerological assignments as well as their significance beyond mathematics and in the realm of popular culture. Of course we all know that the number 13 carries a certain value of unluckiness with it. The phobia of the number is called Triskaidekaphobia; Franklin Delano Roosevelt was known to invite and disinvite guests to parties to avoid having 13 people in attendance; high-rise buildings often skip the 13th floor out of superstition. There are many explanations as to how the number 13 received this negative honor, but from a mathematical point of view, the number 13 is also the smallest prime number that when its digits

ISBN:	9781633887602
Publisher:	Prometheus Books
Imprint:	Prometheus Books
Published date:	01 Aug 2022
DEWEY:	513
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	248
Weight:	382g
Height:	152mm
Width:	230mm
Spine width:	20mm

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