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Pseudomathematics — is a form of mathematics like activity that does not work within the framework, definitions, rules, or rigor of formal mathematical models. While any given pseudomathematical approach may work within some of these boundaries, for instance, by… … Wikipedia
Mathematics — Maths and Math redirect here. For other uses see Mathematics (disambiguation) and Math (disambiguation). Euclid, Greek mathematician, 3r … Wikipedia
Numerology — is any study of the purported mystical relationship between a count or measurement and life. It has many systems and traditions and beliefs. Numerology and numerological divination by systems such as isopsephy were popular among early… … Wikipedia
R'lyeh — [On the non canonical CD A Shoggoth on the Roof , R lyeh is pronounced /ˈɹu.li.a/ or /ɹɪl.ˈai.ɛ/.] is a fictional city that first appeared in the story, The Call of Cthulhu, [cite web | url = http://www.mythostomes.com/index.php?option=com… … Wikipedia
Doubling the cube — (also known as the Delian problem) is one of the three most famous geometric problems unsolvable by compass and straightedge construction. It was known to the Egyptians, Greeks, and Indians.[1] To double the cube means to be given a cube of some… … Wikipedia
Pseudohistory — is a pejorative term applied to a type of historical revisionism, often involving sensational claims whose acceptance would require rewriting a significant amount of commonly accepted history, and based on methods that depart from standard… … Wikipedia
Underwood Dudley — The Trisectors by Underwood Dudley Underwood Dudley (born January 6, 1937) is a mathematician, formerly of DePauw University, who has written a number of research works and textbooks but is best known for his popular writing. Most notable are… … Wikipedia
Informal mathematics — Informal mathematics, also called naïve mathematics, has historically been the predominant form of mathematics at most times and in most cultures, and is the subject of modern ethno cultural studies of mathematics. The philosopher Imre Lakatos in … Wikipedia
Squaring the circle — Squaring the circle: the areas of this square and this circle are equal. In 1882, it was proven that this figure cannot be constructed in a finite number of steps with an idealized compass and straightedge … Wikipedia
Crank (person) — Crank is a pejorative term used for a person who unshakably holds a belief that most of his or her contemporaries consider to be false.[1] A cranky belief is so wildly at variance with commonly accepted belief as to be ludicrous. Cranks… … Wikipedia
