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  1. Significance This work presents a concrete, mathematically precise model of what humans can compute in their heads. It thereby provides a method to probe the limits of human computation (can humans generate numbers that look random to a powerful computer?) as well as to design efficient humanly computable mental algorithms for everyday tasks, such as generating passwords and making real-time decisions. 
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