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Prof. Rota, 18.445

edzimmer@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (edzimmer@ATHENA.MIT.EDU)
Wed Feb 12 00:59:03 1992

"There are kinky exceptions. Please forget about kinky stuff....to the
 first order approximation."

"We must think probabilistically, and only use sample points as a last
 resort. Probability must be pointless!"

(sometimes I wonder if the quotes are the only reason I'm taking this
course!)

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