The Colossal Book of Mathematics
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The Colossal Book of Mathematics is a popular anthology by Martin Gardner that collects many of his most engaging recreational mathematics essays, puzzles, and explorations for a general audience.
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gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Colossal Book of Mathematics Context triple: [Martin Gardner bibliography, relatedTo, The Colossal Book of Mathematics]
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Mathematical Circus
Mathematical Circus is a popular collection of recreational mathematics puzzles and essays by Martin Gardner, showcasing his playful and insightful approach to mathematical curiosities.
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Wheels, Life and Other Mathematical Amusements
Wheels, Life and Other Mathematical Amusements is a collection of Martin Gardner’s recreational mathematics essays exploring puzzles, games, and mathematical curiosities.
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C.
Mathematical Carnival
Mathematical Carnival is a popular collection of Martin Gardner’s recreational mathematics essays, featuring puzzles, paradoxes, and mathematical curiosities originally presented in his Scientific American column.
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Mathematical Amusements
"Mathematical Amusements" refers to engaging puzzles, curiosities, and recreational problems that use mathematical ideas for entertainment and exploration rather than formal study.
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E.
Professor Stewart’s Cabinet of Mathematical Curiosities
Professor Stewart’s Cabinet of Mathematical Curiosities is a popular science book that presents an entertaining collection of mathematical puzzles, paradoxes, anecdotes, and surprising facts aimed at a general audience.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Colossal Book of Mathematics Target entity description: The Colossal Book of Mathematics is a popular anthology by Martin Gardner that collects many of his most engaging recreational mathematics essays, puzzles, and explorations for a general audience.
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A.
Mathematical Circus
Mathematical Circus is a popular collection of recreational mathematics puzzles and essays by Martin Gardner, showcasing his playful and insightful approach to mathematical curiosities.
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B.
Wheels, Life and Other Mathematical Amusements
Wheels, Life and Other Mathematical Amusements is a collection of Martin Gardner’s recreational mathematics essays exploring puzzles, games, and mathematical curiosities.
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C.
Mathematical Carnival
Mathematical Carnival is a popular collection of Martin Gardner’s recreational mathematics essays, featuring puzzles, paradoxes, and mathematical curiosities originally presented in his Scientific American column.
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D.
Mathematical Amusements
"Mathematical Amusements" refers to engaging puzzles, curiosities, and recreational problems that use mathematical ideas for entertainment and exploration rather than formal study.
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E.
Professor Stewart’s Cabinet of Mathematical Curiosities
Professor Stewart’s Cabinet of Mathematical Curiosities is a popular science book that presents an entertaining collection of mathematical puzzles, paradoxes, anecdotes, and surprising facts aimed at a general audience.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| instanceOf |
anthology
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book ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
entertain readers with mathematics
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explain mathematical ideas intuitively ⓘ |
| author | Martin Gardner ⓘ |
| contains |
mathematical essays
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mathematical puzzles ⓘ mathematical recreations ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| genre |
popular mathematics
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recreational mathematics ⓘ |
| hasContributor | Martin Gardner ⓘ |
| hasCreator | Martin Gardner ⓘ |
| hasForm |
hardcover edition
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paperback edition ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | general audience ⓘ |
| isCollectionOf | previously published essays by Martin Gardner ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
collecting classic Martin Gardner columns
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popularizing recreational mathematics ⓘ |
| style |
accessible exposition
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informal mathematical writing ⓘ |
| subject |
combinatorics
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geometry ⓘ logic puzzles ⓘ mathematical games ⓘ mathematics ⓘ number theory ⓘ puzzles ⓘ |
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