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Abraham Robinson

Abraham Robinson was a mathematician who developed nonstandard analysis, a system whereby infinitesimal and infinite numbers were rigorously incorporated into mathematics.

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MacTutor Biography of Robinson (http://www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/history/Mathematicians/Robinson)

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