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String Theory revolutionized not just how we view the physical world but also how we view Mathematics. Conversely, through String Theory, many physicists first became acquainted with beautiful fields of Mathematics, like Algebraic Geometry. The cross-pollination of insights and motivations between String Theory and Mathematics led to remarkable insights in both fields. One such deep instance is that of Mirror Symmetry, a duality in String Theory that provides a powerful computational tool—allowing one to exchange difficult computations for simpler ones. The full range of consequences of Mirror Symmetry in Mathematics may never be understood. On the other hand, Mirror Symmetry has already provided spectacular insight in enumerative geometry [1] leading to a revolution in the field [2–6]. Two related mathematical proposals for Mirror Symmetry arose afterward. The Strominger–Yau–Zaslow or SYZ …