4 sources healthy · latest episode 9 Nov 2026
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Mathematicians may review a proof's lines and argument without checking every line in every instance.

Unresolved speaker · Mathematics Just Changed Forever — Kevin Hartnett · 26 Oct 2026

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“And then they, you know, they can check a proof. They can check the kind of the lines and the argument, but they don't necessarily check every last line all the time.”
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