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There surely is something to these terms, but too often they’re the result of minds intent on discovering meaning where there is only probability. - John Allen Paulos
" "There surely is something to these terms, but too often they’re the result of minds intent on discovering meaning where there is only probability.
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About John Allen Paulos
John Allen Paulos (born July 4, 1945) is an American professor of mathematics at Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is a prominent figure as a writer and speaker on mathematics and the importance of mathematical literacy. Paulos writes about many subjects, especially of the dangers of mathematical innumeracy; that is, the layperson's misconceptions about numbers, probability, and logic.
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