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anony-123
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Formalizing Fermat's Last Theorem
So, what I am thinking is that, the AI generated numbers or tried to find numbers "a", "b" and "c" to check if aⁿ + bⁿ = cⁿ
Can not we do it by code?
kbelder
21 days ago
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Just loop through all values of a, b, c, and n?
estetlinus
21 days ago
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Sure, go on and try it ;)
charlieyu1
21 days ago
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I found a brilliant proof but there was not enough hard disk space to save the file :(
sweetheart
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Lean _is_ code. FLT cannot be proven by exhaustion because it's domain is an infinite set: the natural numbers above 2.
yesitcan
21 days ago
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If they’re asking that kind of question, do you think this answer will help them understand anything?
sweetheart
21 days ago
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maybe it will be an answer that entices them to understand more :)
kzrdude
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Can not we do it by code?