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To: RightFighter
It involves no math whatsoever.

Wrong. Most of what professional mathematicians do is logical reasoning about patterns to draw conclusions supported by proofs. I'm always grimly amused by the assertion on Sudoku puzzles that "no math is required" when the whole exercise of solving one is providing a constructive existence and uniqueness proof.

108 posted on 04/16/2015 11:58:01 AM PDT by The_Reader_David (And when they behead your own people in the wars which are to come, then you will know...)
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To: The_Reader_David
providing a constructive existence and uniqueness proof

OK, I admit I'm old and grumpy and all, but just what in the hell is that sentence supposed to mean? Be kind now. I'm really not a bad guy. Honest.

110 posted on 04/16/2015 12:02:20 PM PDT by mc5cents
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To: The_Reader_David

This problem is similar to a Sudoku puzzle in that it is a pure LOGIC problem. Professional mathematicians may employ logical reasoning skills to find patterns, but that doesn’t make the logic that they use “math.”


113 posted on 04/16/2015 12:36:16 PM PDT by RightFighter (It was all for nothing.)
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