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   olcott to All   
   Most generically exactly what is a proof   
   01 Dec 25 06:27:20   
   
   XPost: comp.theory, sci.math   
   From: polcott333@gmail.com   
      
   A prove is any sequence of steps that shows   
   that its conclusion is necessarily true. Its   
   a kind of semantic tautology.   
      
   *A semantic tautology is defined as*   
   In epistemology (theory of knowledge), a   
   self-evident proposition is a proposition   
   that is known to be true by understanding   
   its meaning ...   
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-evidence   
      
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   Copyright 2025 Olcott   
      
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   "true on the basis of meaning" computable.   
      
   This required establishing a new foundation   
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