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#1 2009-12-06 15:38:42
- MathsIsFun
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The 17×17 challenge
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#2 2009-12-06 17:19:33
- bobbym
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Re: The 17×17 challenge
Hi MathsIsFun;
Gasarch wrote:
I REALLY REALLY THINK THAT IT IS 4-COLORABLE.
That is one tough problem. In opposition to Gasarch my feeling is that it is not 4 colorable.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
Probability is the most important concept in modern science, especially as nobody has the slightest notion what it means.
90% of mathematicians do not understand 90% of currently published mathematics.