A logarithm is the power which a certain number is raised to get another number. Before calculators and various types of complex computers were invented it was difficult for scientists and ...

This video breaks down how scientists and economists use very large numbers, with clear examples from astronomy, mathematics, ...

Visualising 1 × 10 90 as the number of particles in the universe was seen as a sort of upper limit for all practical purposes for numbers(9 August, p 28). Why bother with infinity? I think we are ...