infinite descent
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A method of proof by contradiction that is used to prove that a statement must be false…
A method of proof by contradiction that is used to prove that a statement must be false for all positive integers. By showing that if it is true for one integer, it must be true for a smaller integer, an infinite number of solutions are found and a contradiction is eventually reached.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for infinite descent. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
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