jabberwocky

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In "Lewis Carroll in Numberland," the distinguished British mathematician Robin Wilson has filled a perceived gap in the writings about Carroll by describing in a straightforward, jabberwocky-free fashion the author's mathematical accomplishments, both professional and popular.

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  • In "Lewis Carroll in Numberland," the distinguished British mathematician Robin Wilson has filled a perceived gap in the writings about Carroll by describing in a straightforward, jabberwocky-free fashion the author's mathematical accomplishments, both professional and popular. —  3quarksdaily
  • Yes, this musical "jabberwocky" sounded like a work from twenty years ago. —  Sequenza21/
  • I can barely bring m'self to look upon it, much less utter such profane jabberwocky!
  • No amount of sick, destructive, leftist, gender jabberwocky can alter the hard reality of your chromosomes. —  Latest Articles
  • Just political jabberwocky, no? —  Israelated - English Israel blogs
 

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  1. After "Jabberwocky,” a nonsense poem by Lewis Carroll.
 

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