Reductio ad absurdum, which Euclid loved.... : Quote by G.H. Hardy

“ Reductio ad absurdum, which Euclid loved so much, is one of a mathematician's finest weapons. It is a far finer gambit than any chess play: a chess player may offer the sacrifice of a pawn or even a piece, but a mathematician offers the game. ”

G.H. Hardy
  • From : A Mathematician's Apology
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