"Proofs have gaps and are... inherently incomplete and sometimes wrong. ...There is another reason ...Humans err. ...and others do not necessarily notice our mistakes. ...This suggests an important reason why "more elementary" proofs are better... The more elementary... the easier it is to check, and the more reliable its verification."
Mathematical proof

January 1, 1970

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