Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Zvezdelina Stankova discusses the raffle function - and her epic proof ends with an interesting connection.
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Zvezda playlist here on Numberphile - youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt5AfwLFPxWIbAPK1oJgRIpe0sWiPKkQ4

Epic Circles (another long proof) - youtu.be/sG_6nlMZ8f4
A proof that e is irrational - youtu.be/xOXsDfMMTjs
A Miraculous Proof (Ptolemy's Theorem) - youtu.be/bJOuzqu3MUQ
Epic Induction - youtu.be/bylFzBxzQ9M

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