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e pi Liouville number Gelfond’s theorem number amicable numbers transfinite number Fibonacci sequence large numbers significant figures scientific notation golden ratio real number perfect number prime

Key People

Joseph Liouville

French mathematician

Ferdinand von Lindemann

German mathematician

Aleksandr Osipovich Gelfond

Russian mathematician

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