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Examples of common false beliefs in mathematics
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Proofs that require fundamentally new ways of thinking
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Generalizing a problem to make it easier
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Are there any very hard unknots?
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Knuth's intuition that Goldbach might be unprovable
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What are some very important papers published in non-top journals?
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How do I apply the first partial function that works in Haskell?
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Is it possible to define a higher-order "opposite" function on a case-by-case basis?
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Can variables be treated as constants in Haskell?