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tjrgergw on Sept 21, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: Terry Tao's generals (2012)

> What other simple groups do you know. (The monster? But I backed down quickly, saying I knew not how to define it.)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monster_group

TT was 21 when he got his PhD, according to wikipedia.

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