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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?
Aug 28, 2011
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Why are 'student' and 'suspend' not pronounced as written?
Nov 24, 2014
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111
Why is there no "autumntime" or "falltime"?
Jul 15, 2014
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109
Can “whose” refer to an inanimate object?
May 2, 2011
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"Whatever a Russian does, they end up making the Kalashnikov gun"? Are there any similar proverbs in English?
Apr 24, 2019
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What word means "to make something obsolete"?
Apr 28, 2019
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A word like ethereal that also means quickly vanishing
Feb 6, 2020
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What is the proper plural form of 'apparatus'?
Jan 25, 2014
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Where did the third syllable of the letter W in WD-40 go?
Mar 22
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What verb for taking advantage fits in "I don't want to ________ on the friendship"?
Jun 26, 2019
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An English dictionary that lists examples of the word used throughout history
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Single vs Double Quotations
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Definitive and permanent answer to word class of 'over' in 'the game was over'
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Can I ask a question about changing the English Language?
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Was the reduction in Shor's algorithm originally discovered by Shor?
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What to do when you notice that a value in your paper is wrong, once it is accepted but before it is published?
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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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In a family with two children, what are the chances, if one of the children is a girl, that both children are girls?

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