We constantly use the word "simplify", but its meaning depe… - Richard Hamming

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We constantly use the word "simplify", but its meaning depends on what you are going to do next, and there is no uniform definition.

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Richard Wesley Hamming (February 11, 1915 – January 7, 1998) was an American mathematician whose work had many implications for computer science and telecommunications. He received the 1968 Turing Award "for his work on numerical methods, automatic coding systems, and error-detecting and error-correcting codes."

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Native Name: Richard Wesley Hamming

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Typing is no substitute for thinking.

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Almost all professionals are slow to use their own expertise for their own work.

We constantly use the word "simplify", but its meaning depends on what you are going to do next, and there is no uniform definition. - Richard Hamming

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