Mathematical fallacy
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title:
Mathematical fallacy
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In mathematics, certain kinds of mistaken proof are often exhibited, and sometimes collected, as illustrations of a concept called mathematical fallacy. There is a distinction between a simple mistake and a mathematical fallacy in a proof, in that a mistake in a proof leads to an invalid proof while in the best-known examples of mathematical fallacies there is some element of concealment or deception in the presentation of the proof. For example, the reason why validity fails may be attributed t
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Certain type of mistaken proof
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathematical_fallacy
date created:
2003-06-28T13:36:26Z
date modified:
2024-09-05T23:13:54Z
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