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A math professor at my uni said that a statement in mathematics is “obvious” if and only if a proof springs directly to mind. If that is indeed the standard, t
by Timwi 1y ago
A math professor at my uni said that a statement in mathematics is “obvious” if and only if a proof springs directly to mind.
If that is indeed the standard, then it's easy to see how something that is vaguely plausible to an outsider can be obvious to someone fully immersed in the field.
- steve_gh 1y agoNot quite 'obviously', but mathematical folklore has it that 'clearly' is used to mark the difficult conceptual step in a proof.