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To many, mathematics is a collection of theorems. For me, mathematics is a collection of examples a theorem is a statement about a collection of examples and the purpose of proving theorems is to classify and explain the examples.
John B. Conway
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John B. Conway
Age: 85
Born: 1939
Born: September 22
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New Orleans
Louisiana
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