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Quote by Jordan Ellenberg

“Improbability, as described here, is a relative notion, not an absolute one; when we say an outcome is improbable, we are always saying, explicitly or not, that it is improbable under some set of hypotheses we've made about the underling mechanisms of the world.”

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Jordan Ellenberg

Jordan Ellenberg is an American mathematician, author, and academic. Born in 1971, he is known for his contributions to number theory and algebraic geometry. Ellenberg's work is not only highly respected in the academic community but also accessible to a general audience, as evidenced by his book 'The Book of Infinity', which has received widespread acclaim. more

“The speech we hear is an indication of that which we don't hear. It is a necessary avoidance, a violent, sly, and anguished or mocking smoke screen which keeps the other in its true place. When true silence falls we are left with echo but are nearer nakedness. One way of looking at speech is to say that it is a constant stratagem to cover nakedness.”

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“I love my loneliness as it helps me gather strength to deal with people.”

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“But they're too shy to speak when my mother-in-law doesn't; sometimes they open their mouths to begin, but they never get as far as the first sentence. You must get used to an ocean of silence, and just swim about in it as well as you can.”

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