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How we discovered the speed limit of arithmetic – and broke it

Some seemingly simple sequences of multiplication and addition grow so quickly that they question the very foundations of mathematics.

Source New Scientist AI Summary Updated April 21, 2026

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Some seemingly simple sequences of multiplication and addition grow so quickly that they question the very foundations of mathematics. In doing so, they demand a whole new level of logic

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