Ch. 10, p. 201 (A reference to Genesis 41:48–49, 54–57.)
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Given the profits he and Pharaoh must have made, one might call Joseph the first international arbitrageur.
— Benoît Mandelbrot
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Source: Wikiquote: "Benoît Mandelbrot" (Quotes, The (Mis)Behavior of Markets (2004, 2008): With Richard L. Hudson. Second edition, 2008, )
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About Benoît Mandelbrot
Benoît B. Mandelbrot (20 November 1924 – 14 October 2010) was a Poland-born French-American mathematician known as the "father of fractal geometry".
About Benoît Mandelbrot
Benoît B. Mandelbrot (20 November 1924 – 14 October 2010) was a Poland-born French-American mathematician known as the "father of fractal geometry".
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