ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Bernoulli number

Okay kiddo, do you remember blowing air through a straw and watching a balloon move? That's because the air is moving and making things happen. The Bernoulli Number is kind of like that, but with math instead of air and balloons.

See, imagine we have a big group of numbers and we want to figure out some patterns between them. The Bernoulli Numbers help us do that! They show us how different numbers interact with each other.

For example, have you ever had to add up a bunch of different numbers and divide the result by how many numbers you added? That's called an average. Well, the Bernoulli Numbers can help us figure out what that average might be. They can also help us make really cool shapes when we're drawing pictures with numbers.

So basically, the Bernoulli Number is a way for us to figure out how different numbers work together, kind of like how blowing air through a straw makes a balloon move. It's really useful in math and can help us solve all sorts of problems.