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100

The only number that cannot be represented with Roman numerals

What is zero?

100

The number 1 followed by 100 zeros is called this

What is a googol?

100

The founder of the famous a2+b2=c2 theorem

Who is Pythagoras?

100

This function, when graphed, has the shape of a 'v'

What is the absolute value function?

100

These are sets of three numbers. Some examples include 3, 4, 5 and 5, 12, 13 and 9, 12, 15

What are Pythagorean triples?

200

The first number with the letter 'a' in it

What is one thousand?

200

The term for 1/100th of a second

What is a jiffy?

200

The mathematician who has the famous sequence 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, ... named after him. 

Who is Fibonacci?

200

This theorem is commonly used to find zeros. If the value of a function is negative at one point and positive at another, this theorem states that there must be a zero between those two points.

What is the Intermediate Value Theorem?

200

The answer to eiπ 

What is -1?

300

The only number that is in alphabetical order when spelled out

What is forty?

300

Approximately 52 days, or 1/7 of a year. Something used to measure time for man's best friend

What is a dog year?

300

A mathematician who contributed heavily to many branches of math. He was the first introduce f(x) for function notation. Also, the letter 'e' is named after him.

Who is Euler?

300

A function is called this when for each x in the domain of the function, f(-x)=f(x)

What is even?

300

This shape of numbers is used as the main part of the Binomial Theorem

What is Pascal's Triangle?

400

The only two letters not to appear in any number when spelled out

What are 'j' and 'k'?

400

In computers, a piece of data that is normally equal to 4 bits.

What is a nibble?

400

The founder of geometry who wrote a series of 13 books called The Elements

Who is Euclid?

400

The theorem that states that every polynomial has at least one zero in the complex number system.

What is the Fundamental Theorem of Algebra?

400

This number is represented by the Greek letter phi and is approximated by (1+√ 5)/2. This number occurs when the ratio of two numbers is the same as the ratio of their sum to the larger of the two. 

What is the Golden Ratio?

500

The mathematical name for the number sign # (not hashtag)

What is octothorpe?

500

Humorously, the shortest amount of time in the multiverse. The amount of time between a traffic light turning green and the vehicle behind you honking.

What is a New York second?

500

The two mathematicians typically credited with the invention of calculus.

Who are Isaac Newton and Gottfried Leibniz?

500

A function has an inverse if and only if it is this.

What is one-to-one?

500

This postulate separates geometry into Euclidean and non-Euclidean geometry. This postulate states that given a straight line and a point not on the line, there exists only one line through the point that never intersects the original line.

What is the parallel postulate?