Mathematics

Portion of a quantity that, when multiplied by other factors, gives the entire quantity.

Traffic holdups occurring when a small perturbation with no obvious cause results in a chain of cars increasing in local density, also known as traffic waves.

Fundamental principle in number theory that describes the division of two positive integers.

Minor theorem used in the proof of a larger theorem.

Largest positive integer that divides each of the integers in a set without leaving a remainder.

System of using letters to represent numbers, an idea that was developed by the Phoenicians two thousand years before the founding of the city of Rome.

Anthology of stories, humour, poems, etc. on mathematical topics, published in 1958.