Q: This week’s question comes courtesy of Reynaldo Ramos: “We call the numbering system we use today ‘Arabic numerals.’ We all know that this number system was invented by the ...

Have you ever carefully noticed the digits we use every day - 1, 2, 3, and so on? Have you asked yourself where they came from? Most people think, since we refer to them as "Arabic numerals," that ...

I refer to the letter Whimsical interpretation of Islam wrong where the writer stated: '... allow me to point to one (out of many) very significant contributions of Islam to science, the Arabic ...

Before the 13th century Europeans used Roman numerals to do arithmetic. Leonardo of Pisa, better known today as Fibonacci, is largely responsible for the adoption of the Hindu–Arabic numeral system in ...

Another year adds another Roman numeral to the NFL's biggest game: the Super Bowl. This year, that number stands as LVI: three numerals that, added together, result in the latest Super Bowl edition.

Almost 30 years ago, a group of Kaktovik students invented a numbering system that reflected the way they counted in Iñupiaq and made math more intuitive for them. Soon, anyone in the world will be ...

There’s a joke that goes like this: Roman numerals. What are they good IV? It’s a nice little number pun, but honestly, Roman numerals aren’t good for much — just try doing your taxes with them. By ...