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How Do Mathematicians Know Their Proofs Are Correct? | Quanta Magazine

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What makes a proof stronger than a guess? What does evidence look like in the realm of mathematical abstraction? Hear the mathematician Melanie Matchett Wood explain how probability helps to guide number theorists toward certainty.

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