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Quote by Paul Halmos

“Mathematics is not a deductive science - that's a cliché... What you do is trial and error, experimentation, guesswork.”

Quote by Paul Halmos

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Paul Halmos was a renowned mathematician known for his contributions to functional analysis and probability theory. His research had a profound impact on the development of modern mathematics. more

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