Student Solves a Long-Standing Problem About the Limits of Addition - WIRED

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Student Solves a Long-Standing Problem About the Limits of Addition - WIRED

Take addition. Its a straightforward operation: One of the first mat… [+2991 chars]

The simplest ideas in mathematics can also be the most perplexing.

The original version ofthis storyappeared in Quanta Magazine.

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