The Supremacy of the Number One

Authors

  • Rodrigo González González UNIVERSIDAD DE SONORA https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1178-0562
  • Roberto Núñez González Universidad de Sonora
  • Rodrigo Iván González Valenzuela University of Sonora

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36790/epistemus.v17i34.275

Keywords:

Benford´s Law, significant digits, information validation, Simon Newcomb

Abstract

In this paper, is presented in a general way a mathematical curiosity that quickly attracts attention per se, which describes a peculiar pattern that the first digits of data obtained from various ordinary situations and many real processes comply, known as Benford’s Law or the Significant-Digit Phenomenon. In addition to analyzing and reproducing the fulfillment of this singular mathematical principle that the significant digits for some typical examples found in the literature follow, the fulfillment of this law in cases of particular interest is also analyzed, and possible potential applications are described.  

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Published

2023-04-24

How to Cite

González González, R., Núñez González, R., & González Valenzuela, R. I. (2023). The Supremacy of the Number One. EPISTEMUS, 17(34), 70–76. https://doi.org/10.36790/epistemus.v17i34.275

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