In the 1970s mathematicians found a simple way to create all numbers, from the infinitely small to infinitely large ...

The rest of the numbers on the number line are irrational numbers. These, too, can be divided into different categories—most of which we can’t even imagine.

Quantum theory based only on real numbers fails to explain the results of two new experiments.

Imaginary numbers may seem abstract or even whimsical at first, but they are far from being mere mathematical curiosities. In fact, they are a natural extension of our number system, leading to a ...