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  2. List of mathematical proofs - Wikipedia

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    Fermat's little theorem and some proofs; Gödel's completeness theorem and its original proof; Mathematical induction and a proof; Proof that 0.999... equals 1; Proof that 22/7 exceeds π; Proof that e is irrational; Proof that π is irrational; Proof that the sum of the reciprocals of the primes diverges

  3. Theory of equations - Wikipedia

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    The fact that a complex solution always exists is the fundamental theorem of algebra, which was proved only at the beginning of the 19th century and does not have a purely algebraic proof. Nevertheless, the main concern of the algebraists was to solve in terms of radicals , that is to express the solutions by a formula which is built with the ...

  4. Mathematical proof - Wikipedia

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    An elementary proof is a proof which only uses basic techniques. More specifically, the term is used in number theory to refer to proofs that make no use of complex analysis . For some time it was thought that certain theorems, like the prime number theorem , could only be proved using "higher" mathematics.

  5. List of theorems - Wikipedia

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    Grothendieck's connectedness theorem (algebraic geometry) Haboush's theorem (algebraic groups, representation theory, invariant theory) Harnack's curve theorem (real algebraic geometry) Hasse's theorem on elliptic curves (number theory) Hilbert's Nullstellensatz (theorem of zeroes) (commutative algebra, algebraic geometry)

  6. List of long mathematical proofs - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of unusually long mathematical proofs.Such proofs often use computational proof methods and may be considered non-surveyable.. As of 2011, the longest mathematical proof, measured by number of published journal pages, is the classification of finite simple groups with well over 10000 pages.

  7. Abel–Ruffini theorem - Wikipedia

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    The proof of the Abel–Ruffini theorem predates Galois theory.However, Galois theory allows a better understanding of the subject, and modern proofs are generally based on it, while the original proofs of the Abel–Ruffini theorem are still presented for historical purposes.

  8. Liouville's theorem (complex analysis) - Wikipedia

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    Proof [2] Given two points, choose two balls with the given points as centers and of equal radius. If the radius is large enough, the two balls will coincide except for an arbitrarily small proportion of their volume.

  9. Material implication (rule of inference) - Wikipedia

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    The rule states that P implies Q is logically equivalent to not-or and that either form can replace the other in logical proofs. In other words, if P {\displaystyle P} is true, then Q {\displaystyle Q} must also be true, while if Q {\displaystyle Q} is not true, then P {\displaystyle P} cannot be true either; additionally, when P {\displaystyle ...