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Jakow Trachtenberg (1888–1984) was a Russian-Jewish mathematician known for developing the Trachtenberg System of mental arithmetic. This system is designed to help individuals perform complex calculations quickly and accurately using specific techniques and shortcuts, often focusing on multiplication and division. Trachtenberg himself created this system while imprisoned in a Nazi concentration camp during World War II.

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