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Wondrous mathematics: The world through the eyes of a prime number
Meet the đť‘ť-adic numbers, bizarre mathematical phantoms where a million is considered tiny but the number two is large.

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In this talk, we explore the đť‘ť-adic numbers, a fractal which you can compute with. After learning the basics, we will enjoy a geometric application of these numbers: We will prove that, no matter how hard you try, it is impossible to dissect a square into an odd number of triangles of equal area.

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