An arithmetic underflow is the result of a calculation that is too small to be expressed properly. For example, in floating point, a negative exponent can be generated that is too large (too small a ...

What’s the best way for children to learn arithmetic—memorizing number values and multiplication tables or studying math at a deeper, conceptual level? Educators have long debated the merits of these ...

DR. LODGE'S remarks on p. 513 (April 2), ought not, I think, to pass without protest. He very reasonably objects to being asked to use a formula which is adapted to one particular set of units, and is ...

The top mathematician claims the digits 1 to 9 and zero, commonly known as Arabic numerals, were actually invented in India and should be called ‘Hindu numerals’.