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“We often hear that mathematics consists mainly of "proving theorems." Is a writer's job mainly that of "writing sentences?"”

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Every field has its taboos. In algebraic geometry the taboos are (1) writing a draft that can be followed by anyone but two or…

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Nature imitates mathematics.

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If we have no idea why a statement is true, we can still prove it by induction.

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