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homology group element homotopy group cohomology group simple group Galois group infinite group permutation group finite group Abelian group foundations of mathematics probability and statistics numerals and numeral systems matrix function fractal graph derivative algorithm vector

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Paolo Ruffini

Italian mathematician

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