Digital root number is the number mod 11 (Ɛ), for example, 1972 is 1 + 9 + 7 + 2 = 19 = 17 which is 1 + 7 = 8, while in decimal the root of the same number (3110) is 5; and in base 16 a digital root of a number is the number mod 15 (0xF), for example, 0x7DF is 7 + 13 + 15 = 35 = 0x23 which is 2 + 3 = 5, while in decimal the root of the same number (2015) is 8. Digital roots form an important mechanic in the visual novel adventure
Square root of 2 the name of Hippasus of Metapontum is often mentioned. For a while, the Pythagoreans treated as an official secret the discovery that the square root of two is irrational, and, according to legend, Hippasus was murdered for divulging it. The square root of two is occasionally called "Pythagoras' number" or "Pythagoras' constant", for example by . There are a number of algorithms for approximating , which in expressions as a ratio of integers or as a decimal can only be approximated. The most common algorithm for this, one used as a basis in many computers and calculators, is the Babylonian