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Comment by robotpepi

17 hours ago

Your analogy doesn't work. A "product" in research pure math is not the same as writing code.

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charcircuit  10 hours ago

You can import a theorem that another paper proves without having to understand the mechanics of the proof itself.

  • robotpepi  9 hours ago

    if your goal in life is proving theorems, then sure, but we don't fund mathematics to check if each conceivable theorem is true/false.

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