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    frequently used as an assumption for further mathematical work. Proofs employ logic expressed in mathematical symbols, along with natural language which...
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    Induction puzzles Proof by exhaustion Matt DeVos, Mathematical Induction, Simon Fraser University Gerardo con Diaz, Mathematical Induction Archived 2...
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  • its original proof Mathematical induction and a proof Proof that 0.999... equals 1 Proof that 22/7 exceeds π Proof that e is irrational Proof that π is irrational...
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  • This is a list of unusually long mathematical proofs. Such proofs often use computational proof methods and may be considered non-surveyable. As of 2011[update]...
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  • Proof theory is a major branch of mathematical logic and theoretical computer science within which proofs are treated as formal mathematical objects, facilitating...
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  • In mathematics, certain kinds of mistaken proof are often exhibited, and sometimes collected, as illustrations of a concept called mathematical fallacy...
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  • Rigour (redirect from Rigorous proof)
    rigour). Mathematical rigour is often cited as a kind of gold standard for mathematical proof. Its history traces back to Greek mathematics, especially...
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  • reasoning and mathematical logic dealing with proving mathematical theorems by computer programs. Automated reasoning over mathematical proof was a major...
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  • in mathematical proofs, not every school of mathematical thought accepts this kind of nonconstructive proof as universally valid. More broadly, proof by...
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  • proof and its associated mathematical rigour first appeared in Greek mathematics, most notably in Euclid's Elements. Since its beginning, mathematics...
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  • Mathematical logic is the study of formal logic within mathematics. Major subareas include model theory, proof theory, set theory, and recursion theory...
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  • In mathematics, a constructive proof is a method of proof that demonstrates the existence of a mathematical object by creating or providing a method for...
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    science and mathematical logic, a proof assistant or interactive theorem prover is a software tool to assist with the development of formal proofs by human–machine...
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  • Alcohol proof, a measure of an alcoholic drink's strength Proof may also refer to: Formal proof, a construct in proof theory Mathematical proof, a convincing...
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  • Proof by exhaustion, also known as proof by cases, proof by case analysis, complete induction or the brute force method, is a method of mathematical proof...
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    him to correct the proof to the satisfaction of the mathematical community. The corrected proof was published in 1995. Wiles's proof uses many techniques...
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    Yanagisawa, Yukio (1987). "An elementary proof that e is irrational". The Mathematical Gazette. 71 (457). London: Mathematical Association: 217. doi:10.2307/3616765...
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    In mathematics, a proof without words (or visual proof) is an illustration of an identity or mathematical statement which can be demonstrated as self-evident...
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  • DeepMind created AlphaProof which proves mathematical statements in Lean at the level of a silver medalist at the International Mathematical Olympiad. This was...
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  • "rigor" may remain useful for teaching to beginners what is a mathematical proof. Mathematics is used in most sciences for modeling phenomena, which then...
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    published by the Mathematical Association of America.) Alonso Del Arte (February 2019). "A future president once published a mathematical proof". medium.com...
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    mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk. Retrieved 2019-10-31. "Proof elegance - MAA Mathematical Communication MAA Mathematical Communication". 2011-04-01. Retrieved 2024-04-28...
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    spaces. Mathematical objects can be very complex; for example, theorems, proofs, and even theories are considered as mathematical objects in proof theory...
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  • shown invigorated, believing that he has seen the beginnings of a new mathematical proof that will prove his triumph over mental illness. In the present, Catherine...
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  • In mathematics, the term combinatorial proof is often used to mean either of two types of mathematical proof: A proof by double counting. A combinatorial...
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    modern mathematics due to its mathematical elegance and its connections to the theory of Diophantine approximations. Stephen Lucas calls this proof "one...
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  • computer-assisted proof is a mathematical proof that has been at least partially generated by computer. Most computer-aided proofs to date have been implementations...
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  • complete. A consistency proof is a mathematical proof that a particular theory is consistent. The early development of mathematical proof theory was driven...
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  • mathematical content is not beautiful, and some theorems or proofs are beautiful but may be written about inelegantly. The beauty of a mathematical theory...
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    Theorem (redirect from Mathematical theorem)
    important theorems. In mathematical logic, the concepts of theorems and proofs have been formalized in order to allow mathematical reasoning about them...
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