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		Centigonal 45 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Talent Everyone says that, but there are plenty of people who take amphetamines every day, and nearly all of them never approach the productivity of Paul Erdos.

Kudos 45 days ago [–]

If you think of it as a multiplier, even a small one, then Paul Erdos was just multiplying from a larger starting number.

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