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• Using mathematical parentheses in English.

  Parentheses are used in mathematics to indicate that certain computations should precede other computations, and also to shorten expressions by...

  5/1/07 by Golomb, Solomon W. · More from publication

• One of six and another of half a dozen.(card and word games)

  We consider two different arrangements of the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, whose applications illustrate a curious numerical/alphabetical duality....

  5/1/07 by Mulcahy, Colm · More from publication

• Rex Gooch remembered.(Obituary)

  Rex Gooch died on Tuesday 13th March. He was 67. I had known Rex for some 15 years and he was a good friend. His breadth and depth of knowledge,...

  5/1/07 by Eckler, A. Ross; Thorpe, A. Ross; Thorpe · More from publication

• Look back!

  Over the years Word Ways has displayed a varied logological corpus. In this column I revisit forgotten ideas, connect seemingly-disparate concepts,...

  5/1/07 by Eckler, A. Ross · More from publication

• Sudoku patterns.

  The sudoku puzzle form has enjoyed a meteoric rise. Books of sudoku puzzles and its variants fill the shelves of Bookstores. Often overlooked by...

  5/1/07 by McManus, Christopher · More from publication

• Canadianisms?(Brief article)

  What is special about this collection of sentences? (1) Can Adam come? Is Scott away? What is our total on donations to various...

  5/1/07 by Liu, Andy · More from publication

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