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how do computer scientists prove negatives all the time?
by bionhoward 2y ago
how do computer scientists prove negatives all the time?
- lupire 2y agoA negative is just a reverse of a positive. In this case, proving (infinite) A is greater than (finite) B is the same as proving A is not less than B. Tada, negative proved.
- slowmovintarget 2y agoRight. Proving a negative in the rhetorical or philosophical sense is not the same as proving a negative in the mathematical sense when the mathematical statement has an exact inverse. You can't prove God doesn't exist. You can only prove he does given the right evidence, but lack of evidence doesn't prove non-existence. This is why Bayesian reasoning has been in use for a long time in science. It moves past the proof obsession to discussing likelihood.