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First Shape Found That Can’t Pass Through Itself (www.quantamagazine.org)

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Crossposted from https://piefed.social/c/science/p/1406456/first-shape-found-that-cant-pass-through-itself

An interesting read about a centuries-old mathematical exploration

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[–] mobotsar@sh.itjust.works 1 point 1 year ago

Well, it's definitely a maths question. Significance in mathematics may be mere curiosity, but is significance nonetheless.

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