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186 votes
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Magic trick based on deep mathematics

98 votes
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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Most intricate and most beautiful structures in mathematics

57 votes
2 answers
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Recent observation of gravitational waves

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The "square root" of a graph?

45 votes
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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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On an asymptotic formula of Keating and Snaith involving the Riemann zeta function

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3 answers
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Number of terms in certain polynomials over $\mathbb{F}_2$

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

21 votes
5 answers
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A question on the Laurent phenomenon

21 votes
4 answers
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Fairest way to choose gifts

20 votes
3 answers
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Convex hull of lattice points in a circle

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2 answers
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A congruence involving binomial coefficients

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2 answers
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The discriminant of the Okada algebra

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2 answers
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A rational function related to Fibonacci numbers

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2 answers
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Polynomials with many zeros of absolute value 1

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

18 votes
1 answer
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Order of Conway's "look and say" recurrence

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1 answer
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Biographical information on Anne Marie Whitney

18 votes
0 answers
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An algebraic strengthening of the Saturation Conjecture

17 votes
2 answers
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Algebraic independence of shifts of the Riemann zeta function

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2 answers
546 views

Number of coefficients equal to $k$ in certain "Fibonacci polynomials"

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2 answers
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Asymptotic number of certain functions without fixed points

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2 answers
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Year of birth of Craige Schensted

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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
0 answers
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Maximizing the number of semistandard Young tableaux

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

15 votes
2 answers
608 views

Maximum dimension of space of matrices with a real eigenvalue