causal claim
Missing an earlier hypothesis can make a theorem appear to assert something different, even if the theorem is correctly stated when the entire paper is read.
Unresolved speaker · Mathematics Just Changed Forever — Kevin Hartnett · 26 Oct 2026
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“Uh, and so it looks like the theorem says something. You know, the theorem isn't The theorem, if you read the whole paper, then the theorem is correctly stated.”42:31Report a misattribution
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