Section 1: What a Proof Is For

Separate evidence, conjectures, hypotheses, conclusions, and proof.

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What does a proof provide that examples alone do not?

A numerical approximation. A picture that makes the statement look plausible. A reason the statement must be true whenever its hypotheses are true. A longer list of values to test.

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