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| Issue 30: | Sept. 2025 |
| Cheribun: | 89 words |
By Colleen M. Farrelly
Ramanujan’s House
In math, partition functions count the number of unique ways a non-negative number can be represented; 1+1+1, 1+2, and 3 all partition the number 3. Patterns of addition often repeat as the input number of the partition function increases, and the number of ways to partition an input number increases, as well. Even computer programs struggle to partition very large numbers.
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—Long-listed Finalist in MacQ’s Cheribun Challenge #3
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