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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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Reporting loss of a bag at a police station - which is more appropriate, "I lost my bag" or "I have lost my bag"?
Aug 12, 2021
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How to pronounce "scorpion'll", "Jim'll", etc
Apr 13, 2016
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Is there a word where `w` can not be replaced?
Jun 21, 2019
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What do "conferences" refer to?
Jan 1, 2019
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What does "off of" mean?
Jan 2, 2014
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Pronunciation of "Jews" vs "juice"
Mar 24, 2014
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Why must I use "following" instead of "next" when introducing a list?
Jul 25, 2016
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Why do we pronounce "slurp" with ə, but "slump" with ʌ?
Aug 12, 2013
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How come the answer to "how much" here is countable?
Oct 18, 2013
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Difference between "Should" vs "ought to"
Jul 24, 2015
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Where were "should", "shall", and "must" in the 18th Century?
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Was the reduction in Shor's algorithm originally discovered by Shor?
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Why are 'student' and 'suspend' not pronounced as written?
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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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Why is there no "autumntime" or "falltime"?

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