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Fermat could have been mistaken about his proof, however.
by coraltime 8y ago
Fermat could have been mistaken about his proof, however.
- nyc111 8y agoThat's a possibility. But I still think there must be a more direct proof. A shorter proof that can be understood by anyone who is familiar with Euclid. I believe a proof by using only mathematical methods known to Fermat must be possible.
- Retra 8y agoYou can make any proof as short as you want. Length of proof means almost nothing; it is a function of the language you choose to use.
- nyc111 8y ago> You can make any proof as short as you want. If so why did Wiley choose to write a 200 page proof while he could have stated it in one sentence?
- Retra 8y agoBecause he was writing for a specific class of predetermined parsers, rather than an arbitrary one which was optimized for his proof.
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