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SCIENCEJul 13 · 13:00 UTCSCIENTIFIC AMERICAN

Mathematicians still don’t know the fastest way to multiply numbers

Mathematicians have not determined the fastest method for multiplying numbers. A 23-year-old student challenged an ancient conjecture related to multiplication techniques.

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