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Peter Shor
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I'm a professor in the Mathematics Dept. at M.I.T. I mostly work on quantum computation, quantum information, and quantum complexity, but I am also interested in other areas of theoretical computer science and mathematics.

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Where were "should", "shall", and "must" in the 18th Century?
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A word like ethereal that also means quickly vanishing
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Apr 28, 2019
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What is the proper plural form of 'apparatus'?
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Where did the third syllable of the letter W in WD-40 go?
Mar 22, 2022
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Definitive and permanent answer to word class of 'over' in 'the game was over'
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Was the reduction in Shor's algorithm originally discovered by Shor?
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What recent discoveries have amateur mathematicians made?
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Can a mathematical definition be wrong?
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Why do people categorically dismiss some simple quantum models?