In 1971, German mathematicians Schönhage and Strassen predicted a faster algorithm for multiplying large numbers, but it ...

Computer scientists have discovered a new way to multiply large matrices faster than ever before by eliminating a previously unknown inefficiency, reports Quanta Magazine. This could eventually ...

Matrix multiplication is at the heart of many machine learning breakthroughs, and it just got faster—twice. Last week, DeepMind announced it discovered a more efficient way to perform matrix ...

The developer DragonBox is expanding Kahoot!’s world with a new app focused on teaching math to children. Here’s everything you need to know about the new Kahoot! Multiplication app. If you are ...

In the age of smartphone calculators and voice assistants, multiplying large numbers by hand may seem like a quaint and entirely unnecessary skill. However, you never know when you’ll need to do quick ...

We’ve often noted that whether had ancient man known binary, we could all count to 1023 on our fingers. We thought about that while watching [Numberphile’s] latest video about “Russian” multiplication ...

Like math? Like puzzles? Then meet Bojagi, a game created by David Radcliffe (@daveinstpaul). It looks simple enough. A grid has a few numbers in it. The goal is to draw a rectangle around each number ...

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