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Re: I dub thee the mathematics forum
[quote name="Zebco Fuckface"][quote name="mark"][quote name="Zebco Fuckface"] It's just a friggin' pedantic extension of induction. Suddenly math is getting all lit crit on us.[/quote] You're speaking of scientific induction though, not mathematical induction or there would be less to argue about. Mathematical induction is also not without detractors from the purer than pure math field. And Haken And Appel's proof is still wierder than induction: reduction to a few hundred diagrams... mark[/quote] Good point. Still, what the fuck? It's a proof; it may not say deep and meaningful things about the inner nature of mathematics, but I don't remember that being in the definition.[/quote]