2023.12.31

This Unexpected Pattern of Numbers Is Everywhere

A curious mathematical phenomenon called Benford's law governs the numbers all around us

(Graphic by Amanda Montañez; Source: "Note on the Frequency of Use of the Different Digits in Natural Numbers," by Simon Newcomb, in American Journal of Mathematics, Vol. 4, No. 1; 1881 ( data ))

(Graphic by Amanda Montañez; Source: "Note on the Frequency of Use of the Different Digits in Natural Numbers," by Simon Newcomb, in American Journal of Mathematics, Vol. 4, No. 1; 1881 ( data ))

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