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[Sci-Am] What Is Benford's Law? Why This Unexpected Pattern of Numbers Is Everywhere

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2023-05-12, 05:09

What Is Benford's Law? Why This Unexpected Pattern of Numbers Is Everywhere

A curious mathematical phenomenon called Benford’s law governs the numbers all around us

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