Science prompt
Name a type of number — Best Krillion Answers
Facing “Name a type of number” in a dive? Here is how to think rare: the best picks, the safe backups, and the crowd defaults to avoid. Every answer below is real and valid — rarity decides the tier.
Best rare pick: Irrational number — specific, valid, and uncommon enough for Deep Cut or better.
Avoid (Plankton): Even number, Whole number — correct, but the crowd's first thought.
One in a Krillion — 100 pts
The rarest valid answers — maximum depth.
Irrational number · Complex number
Deep Cut — 85 pts
Extremely rare picks most players miss.
Imaginary number · Prime number
Rare — 60 pts
Genuinely uncommon — strong scoring.
Rational number · Fraction
Schooler — 30 pts
Known but not top-of-mind.
Decimal · Integer
Too Clever — 15 pts
A bit too obvious.
Negative number · Odd number
Plankton — 10 pts
The crowd's default — avoid these.
Even number · Whole number
How to play this prompt
Strategy notes specific to “Name a type of number” — not generic advice.
Science prompts punish approximations. Name it exactly and you dive deeper.
Lead with Irrational number. It's the kind of answer that makes other players say 'I knew that!' after the reveal — which is exactly why they didn't type it. Imaginary number works the same way if you want a second bullet in the chamber.
Watch out for Even number. It's valid, but validity isn't the game — rarity is. Whole number has the same problem: everyone knows it, so everyone types it, so it scores like everyone.
Notice how Rational number (Rare) outscores Even number (Plankton) without being obscure at all. Rarity isn't about difficulty — it's about what the crowd overlooks.
Think in clusters, not singles. Prime number, Fraction, and Imaginary number sit in the same rarity band — knowing one should unlock the others when the clock is running.
Rated 4/5 difficulty — only 12 banked answers, so matching the bank is genuinely hard. Precision matters more than speed here.
Related prompts
More Science prompts to train on — same rarity thinking, new answers.