Mathematics
What a Proof Is
Why a million examples prove nothing, and what a proof buys instead
Pólya · Pythagoras · Gödel · 3 chapters · 11 min read
Why a million examples prove nothing, and what a proof buys instead.
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Certainty
- 01A Million Examples Prove NothingOn why a pattern that has never failed is still not knowledge.
- 02The Number That Broke a ReligionOn assuming the opposite, and the proof that fits on a napkin.
- 03The Sentence That Talks About ItselfOn a sentence that says it has no proof, and what that does and does not show.