Crimes against mathematical constants: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 14:17, 2 March 2016

Crimes against mathematical constants are crimes (nonfiction) against mathematical constants (nonfiction).

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-A '''mathematical constant''' is a special [[number (nonfiction)]], usually a [[real number (nonfiction)]], that is "significantly interesting in some way".
+'''Crimes against mathematical constants''' are [[Crime (nonfiction)|crimes (nonfiction)]] against [[Mathematical constant (nonfiction)|mathematical constants (nonfiction)]].
-== Description ==
-Constants arise in many areas of [[mathematics (nonfiction)]], with constants such as e and π occurring in such diverse contexts as geometry, number theory, and calculus.
-What it means for a constant to arise "naturally", and what makes a constant "interesting", is ultimately a matter of taste, and some mathematical constants are notable more for historical reasons than for their intrinsic mathematical interest.
-The more popular constants have been studied throughout the ages and computed to many decimal places.
-All mathematical constants are definable numbers and usually are also computable numbers (Chaitin's constant being a significant exception).
 == Fiction cross-reference ==
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 * [[Aesthetics (nonfiction)]]
+* [[Crime (nonfiction)]]
 * [[Mathematical constant (nonfiction)]]
 * [[Mathematical expression (nonfiction)]]