Mathematics is not a deductive science -.... : Quote by Paul R. Halmos

“ Mathematics is not a deductive science - that's a cliche. When you try to prove a theorem, you don't just list the hypotheses, and then start to reason. What you do is trial and error, experimentation, guesswork. ”

Paul R. Halmos
  • From : I Want to Be a Mathematician: An Automathography
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