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# Alfred Renyi

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Alfréd Rényi was a Hungarian mathematician known for his work in probability theory, though he also made contributions in combinatorics, graph theory, and number theory.

##  Quotes by Alfred Renyi

> [If I feel unhappy, I do mathematics to become happy. If I am happy, I do mathematics to keep happy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alfred-renyi/if-i-feel-unhappy-i-do-mathematics-to-become-happy-if-i-am-happy-i-do/)

[Alfred Renyi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alfred-renyi/)

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> [Can the difficulty of an exam be measured by how many bits of information a student would need to pass it? This…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alfred-renyi/can-the-difficulty-of-an-exam-be-measured-by-how-many-bits-of/)

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