![]() ![]() Thus the sum of all the numbers from 1 to 10 equals 55. ![]() The ultimate mathematical accolade afforded to any number is to give it a family name, a formula by which all its relatives can be identified, even those we haven't met yet. Some may be hidden in infinity, some are waiting, desperate to be identified, and some may even be the last of their line, but we can't be sure. Some are rare, some shy, some awkward, some maddeningly unpredictable. They are living species with distinctive genetic characteristics, with real family resemblances and lasting relationships, indeed with personalities. ![]() But there is a connection and it is fundamental and profound.įor a mathematician, defined by intensity of temperament not level of education, numbers are not simply classified as 'kinds' or 'types'. This melange constitutes the cast of a charming story of mathematics and love, subjects with a connection that is less than obvious. ![]() The Professor is of mathematics and has amnesia the housekeeper is devoted and has a son. And they're all here in The Housekeeper and the Professor, which Ms. Numbers are everywhere - Real, Natural, Imaginary, Perfect, Amicable, Abundant, Deficient, Triangular, Prime (including both Mersenne and Pernicious as well as Twins) to name a few. ![]()
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