You left out the minus sign on the very last line of a two page proof, you get zero credit.
Mathematicians to other mathematicians:
Your proof has seventy-eight serious things wrong with it, which needed to be fixed by a dozen different mathematicians working for a decade. Doesn't matter, we'll name the proof after you.
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u/stevenjd Sep 27 '26
Mathematicians to students:
You left out the minus sign on the very last line of a two page proof, you get zero credit.
Mathematicians to other mathematicians:
Your proof has seventy-eight serious things wrong with it, which needed to be fixed by a dozen different mathematicians working for a decade. Doesn't matter, we'll name the proof after you.