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Why proofs feel different from calculation
A calculation gives you an answer; a proof gives you permission to stop doubting it.
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Somebody asked poisonal i want to learn about mathematical proofs. The extent of my math background was a couple calculus and statistics courses in college. Barely remember anything from it but the high level details.
It made 40 things out of that question. This is number 8.
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