Fuzzy number approximations provide a robust framework for representing and managing uncertainty in quantitative analyses. By generating simplified yet accurate representations of fuzzy ...

The problem of local linear approximation to a curved boundary using gridded data is closely connected to both curve estimation methods in statistics and rational approximation in number theory. The ...

Earlier this summer, we posted about a study that revealed that monkeys could listen to a series of beeps and then equate it to a visual representation of the same number. One of the researchers ...

One person can’t measure all the trees in the world, but when many people come together, a global view becomes possible. A worldwide collaboration of scientists has produced the first ground-sourced ...

When Egyptians took to the Cairo streets to protest the government of Mohammed Morsi this summer, some news outlets called it the biggest uprising in history. They estimated there were 30 million ...