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186 votes
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Magic trick based on deep mathematics

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Most intricate and most beautiful structures in mathematics

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33 answers
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Theorems with unexpected conclusions

67 votes
5 answers
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Decidability of chess on an infinite board

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The "square root" of a graph?

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Recent observation of gravitational waves

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Combinatorial interpretation of ${i\choose n}$, where $i^2=-1$

41 votes
1 answer
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Density of values of polynomials in two variables

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1 answer
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Nice partition of $\mathbb{R}$ into uncountably many uncountable sets

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4 answers
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Fairest way to choose gifts

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2 answers
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Algebraic independence of shifts of the Riemann zeta function

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A question on the Laurent phenomenon

18 votes
3 answers
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Existence of a "quasi-uniform" probability distribution on $\mathbb{Z}$

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2 answers
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Year of birth of Craige Schensted

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A congruence involving binomial coefficients

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Convex hull of lattice points in a circle

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1 answer
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How many labelled disconnected simple graphs have n vertices and floor((n choose 2)/2) edges?

15 votes
1 answer
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An infinite game possibly due to Ernst Specker

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1 answer
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Number of spanning trees of a quotient graph

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2 answers
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Polynomials with many zeros of absolute value 1

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1 answer
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Lots of combinatorial interpretations of Catalan numbers

23 votes
1 answer
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On an asymptotic formula of Keating and Snaith involving the Riemann zeta function

11 votes
2 answers
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Access to a preprint by D. N. Verma

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2 answers
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Does Rademacher's convergent series for p(n) define an analytic function?

13 votes
2 answers
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The expected square of the determinant of a random row stochastic matrix

19 votes
2 answers
814 views

The discriminant of the Okada algebra

12 votes
4 answers
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Conceptual explanation of geometric mean as a limit of power means

12 votes
1 answer
730 views

A polynomial recurrence involving partial derivatives

3 votes
2 answers
722 views

A limit involving the quotient of two sums

18 votes
1 answer
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Biographical information on Anne Marie Whitney