Properties of Numbers
his value is, by definition, the smallest prime number.
2
In this 2001 film, Russell Crowe plays real-life mathematician, John Nash, who is best known for his contributions in the field of game theory.
A Beautiful Mind
Binary number systems, often found in computer programming, use only these two digits.
0 and 1
In math, the ≈ symbol, which resembles a wavy equals sign, is to represent an ______________________.
Approximation
This term refers to any non-prime whole number other than 0 and 1.
Composite
In the famous Netflix show Stranger Things, the young characters frequently refer to this branch of mathematics as it relates to an alternate dimensions, which they call the upside down.
Quantum Mechanics
First celebrated in San Francisco in 1988, this mathematical holiday is celebrated annually on March 14th.
Pi
In math, ∠EFG can be used to describe an angle with a vertex at this point.
F
True or False: 51 is a Prime Number.
False
In the 2016 film Hidden Figures, three African-American women mathematicians—Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary Jackson—contributed to the launch of this NASA space mission.
The Mercury-Atlas 6 Mission (John Glenn's famous orbit of Earth)
In gambling and investing, the term “Perms and Combs” is often used, where “Perms” refers to Permutations, a set where the order matters, and “Combs” refers to __________________________, a set where it does not.
Combinations
In math, the ∑ symbol, known as sigma, is used to represent _________________ .
Summation
This mathematical property of numbers states that the order of the terms when performing addition or multiplication does not affect the end result.
The Commutative Property
In the 1997 film Contact starring Jodie Foster, the main character discovers an alien communication signal encoded in this type of number.
Prime Numbers
Earning interest on both the principal value invested and on the interest you’ve already accumulated is known as this.
Compounding
In math, the ! symbol is used to indicate a ___________________, which represents the product of the sequence of every positive integer leading up to the given number.
Factorial
This classification refers to any number that can not be expressed as a fraction with an integer in the numerator and an integer in the denominator.
Irrational Number
In this 2014, Benedict Cumberbatch plays famous mathematician and computer scientist, Alan Turing, and highlight’s how his team cracked the German Enigma Cold during WWII.
The Imitation Game
This fraction represents the odds of flipping a coin four times in a row and each time it landing on heads.
1/16
In set theory, the ∪ symbol represents the ________________ of two sets.
Union