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In the history of the concept of number has been adjective (three cows, three monads) and noun (three, pure and simple), and now ... number seems to be more like a verb (to triple).
Barry Mazur
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Barry Mazur
Age: 86
Born: 1937
Born: December 19
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New York City
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Barry Charles Mazur
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