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Khwārizmī, sometimes known as the father of algebra, was one of the most influential thinkers of all time. He revolutionised algebra and his seminal works in mathematics, astronomy and geography have ...

These algorithms are based on describing the structure of the special ring – called an ideal – these game board clues make within the larger ring.

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Turning Sudoku into algebra takes a fair bit of work. Courtney Gibbons What do we get by doing this complicated translation into algebra? Well, we get to use late-20th century algorithms to figure out ...