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“As for explaining mathematical phenomena it opens the question: explaining to whom? humans?, other computers?”

Quote by Gil Kalai

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Gil Kalai, born in 1955, is an Israeli mathematician known for his work in combinatorial mathematics, computational complexity theory, and geometry. His research has had a significant impact on theoretical computer science and other branches of mathematics, particularly in graph theory and combinatorial optimization. more

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