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The Nuts and Bolts of Proofs, 4th Edition
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The Nuts and Bolts of Proofs, 4th Edition

by Antonella Cupillari
January 2011
Beginner content levelBeginner
296 pages
11h 43m
English
Academic Press
Content preview from The Nuts and Bolts of Proofs, 4th Edition
successful result of testi ng something, so to prove meant to test and find valid. In a d eductive
system like mathematics, a proof tests a hypothesis only in the sense of validating it once and for all.
Theorem:Atheorem is a mathematical statement whose truth can be established using logical
reasoning on the basis of certain assumptions that are explicitly given or implied in the statement
(i.e., by cons truc ting a proo f). The w ord theorem shares its Greek root with the word theater.Both
words are derived from the root thea, which means the act of seeing. Indeed the proof of a theorem
usually allows us to see further into the subject
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