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|    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              --       Copyright 2025 Olcott              My 28 year goal has been to make       "true on the basis of meaning" computable.              This required establishing a new foundation       for correct reasoning.              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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