Imagine you have a list of 1s, 2s, 3s, and 4s from which you want to find patterns in the form 1-2-3-4 or 4-3-2-1. The list is about 100,000 items long.<BR><BR>For ...

For centuries, prime numbers have captured the imaginations of mathematicians, who continue to search for new patterns that help identify them and the way they’re distributed among other numbers.

Some mathematical patterns are so subtle you could search for a lifetime and never find them. Others are so common that they seem impossible to avoid. A new proof by Sarah Peluse of the University of ...

Brain teasers are puzzles that test your problem-solving skills, logic, and creativity. They often involve finding patterns, ...