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This paper is dedicated to Nick Metropolis, in recognition of his contributions to mathematics, in particular to the mathematics of computations.

The support of the Department of Energy during the preparation of this paper is gratefully acknowledge.

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Lax, P.D. Mathematics and computing. J Stat Phys 43, 749–756 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02628302

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