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Knuth invented TeX to write which of his books?

  • Concrete Mathematics

  • Digital Design

  • The Art of Computer Programming

  • Surreal Numbers

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The Art of Computer Programming, often abbreviated as TAOCP, is a comprehensive multi-volume work on computer programming written by Donald Knuth. Knuth created the TeX typesetting system specifically to beautifully and efficiently typeset the complex mathematical notation found throughout TAOCP. TAOCP covers a wide range of topics, including algorithms, data structures, and programming languages, and is considered a seminal work in the field of computer science.
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