Mathematical maturity is anyhow an uncertain concept, for the mind's natural competence seems to change with age, its purview variable. (Robert Langlands)

Mathematical maturity is anyhow an uncertain concept, for the mind's natural competence seems to change with age, its purview variable.

Robert Langlands

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