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In number theory, a partition is a way of writing a whole number as a sum of positive integers in which the order of the addends is not significant.

Partition is a college-level concept that would be first encountered in a number theory course.


Classroom Articles on Number Theory (Up to College Level)

  • Congruence
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  • Perfect Number
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  • Continued Fraction
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  • Prime Counting Function
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  • Convergent
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  • Prime Factorization Algorithms
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  • Diophantine Equation
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  • Prime Number Theorem
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  • Divisor Function
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  • Quadratic Reciprocity Theorem
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  • Euclidean Algorithm
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  • Squarefree
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  • Euler-Mascheroni Constant
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  • Totient Function
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  • Fermat's Last Theorem
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  • Transcendental Number
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  • Number Theory
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