• Question: What is a piece of math that you find truly beautiful

    Asked by etas534hath27 on 13 Mar 2026.
    • Photo: Ashleigh Ratcliffe

      Ashleigh Ratcliffe answered on 13 Mar 2026:

      I think maths appearing in nature is beautiful, such as the golden ratio and Romanesco broccoli.

    • Photo: Brian Tyrrell-Nic Dhonncha

      Brian Tyrrell-Nic Dhonncha answered on 13 Mar 2026:

      We can mathematically prove things that we cannot directly verify, which I think is amazing. For example, the prime numbers: 2, 3, 5, 7, 11,…. We can mathematically prove there are *infinitely many*, without listing them all out. (It’s a matter of logical reasoning, and there are many different proofs people have posted online.)

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