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They were not "unsolvable", they were simply not solved yet (at the time Dantzig saw them on the blackboard). http://www.snopes.com/college/homework/unsolvable
by georgecmu 13y ago
They were not "unsolvable", they were simply not solved yet (at the time Dantzig saw them on the blackboard).
http://www.snopes.com/college/homework/unsolvable.asp http://www.snopes.com/college/homework/unsolvable.asp
- benaiah 13y agoDid you read the comment? He said they were considered unsolvable at the time, not that they were unsolvable. Of course they're solvable - they were solved.
- georgecmu 13y agoThat is precisely my point. They were not considered "unsolvable" (i.e. impossible to solve), they were considered "unsolved" (i.e. not solved yet) and were presented as such. Do you really need me to explain distinctions in meaning here?