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Earlier this month, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, professor Aninda Sinha and his former doctoral student Faizan Bhat linked the esoteric mathematics of Srinivasa Ramanujan with the ...

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A mathematician has disclosed how he managed to win the lottery an astonishing 14 times. The 91-year-old utilised mathematical probability and calculated strategies to consistently claim jackpots over ...