I started doing seminars on the history of mathematical notation, and I had every student study one symbol and explain its origin. I found that those students who are falling asleep in class ...

The holiday commemorates a timeless symbol beloved by many in mathematical and scientific communities, while making the most of the opportunities it allows for humorous wordplay, dessert and ...

This task required participants to actively evaluate the magnitude of each symbol, focusing on its numerical meaning. The symbols included single digits (like 1, 5, or 9), multidigit numbers (like ...

Although animals share with humans the ability to process non-symbolic numerical magnitude, the use of abstract symbols (such as number words or Arabic numerals) is uniquely human. These new ...