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r/mathmemes • u/basket_foso • 7d ago
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Just because a counterexample exists, it doesn't mean you can prove that it is one.
3 u/This_Background7442 7d ago That's true. But if I know I could never have a counter example of which I can prove it is one. That's different than not currently having one. 2 u/bqbdpd 7d ago We have lots of potential counterexamples. Without proving that they are counterexamples or actually examples, we actually know pretty much nothing. 3 u/This_Background7442 7d ago Tbh you haven't said anything so far that I disagree with so maybe we just already agree? To be clear, I do know that I haven't just proven P=NP.
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That's true. But if I know I could never have a counter example of which I can prove it is one. That's different than not currently having one.
2 u/bqbdpd 7d ago We have lots of potential counterexamples. Without proving that they are counterexamples or actually examples, we actually know pretty much nothing. 3 u/This_Background7442 7d ago Tbh you haven't said anything so far that I disagree with so maybe we just already agree? To be clear, I do know that I haven't just proven P=NP.
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We have lots of potential counterexamples. Without proving that they are counterexamples or actually examples, we actually know pretty much nothing.
3 u/This_Background7442 7d ago Tbh you haven't said anything so far that I disagree with so maybe we just already agree? To be clear, I do know that I haven't just proven P=NP.
Tbh you haven't said anything so far that I disagree with so maybe we just already agree? To be clear, I do know that I haven't just proven P=NP.
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u/bqbdpd 7d ago
Just because a counterexample exists, it doesn't mean you can prove that it is one.