Mazur, Barry2013-02-282006Mazur, Barry C. 2006. Mathematics: Controlling our errors. Nature 443(7101): 38-40.0028-0836http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:10355683The Sato–Tate conjecture holds that the error term occurring in many important problems in number theory conforms to a specific probability distribution. That conjecture has now been proved for a large group of cases. Even under the best circumstances, controlling our errors is a dicey business. But as a recent series of mathematical papers shows, significant strides are being made — in number theory at least.en-USJournal Article10.1038/443038a