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Re:U.S. Wins First Place at International Mathematics Compet... by rayvd on Friday July 15, 2016 @03:41PM (#12103327)
Wouldn't it be more about a massively larger pool of talent from which to draw?
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Re:U.S. Wins First Place at International Mathematics Compet... by imron on Friday July 15, 2016 @07:14PM (#12104396)
No. As another poster, compare it to India which is of a similar size, but has a significantly larger gap in results.

I say it's far more related to culture and attitude.

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