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#1 2007-09-18 16:47:47

Ricky
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Conclusive words

When writing a proof, I often tend to repeat words a lot.  In a 6 line proof, I once counted "there must be" 9 times.  To have some variety, try to add to the list.

As such
Consequently
Ergo
Hence
It follows that
It must be
So
Then
Thence
Therefore
This means
Thus
We must conclude


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#2 2007-09-18 17:08:08

Identity
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Re: Conclusive words

We must conclude
Thence
It follows that

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#3 2007-09-18 18:21:46

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Re: Conclusive words

Accordingly
Ergo
Logically
Reasonably (nyeah)
"An intelligent person could then ..."


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#4 2007-09-19 00:57:54

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Re: Conclusive words


I shall be on leave until I say so...

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#5 2007-09-19 01:50:10

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#6 2007-09-19 02:06:53

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Re: Conclusive words

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#7 2007-09-19 03:20:43

Ricky
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Re: Conclusive words

Symbols are typically best avoided and besides, they mean "then" and "therefore", so there is no difference.  Let does not seem to be a word you would use to conclude something, can you give an example Jane?  And I've never heard of the word "thence", good find.


"In the real world, this would be a problem.  But in mathematics, we can just define a place where this problem doesn't exist.  So we'll go ahead and do that now..."

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#8 2007-09-19 04:35:24

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Re: Conclusive words

As a closing statement, ...

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#9 2007-09-19 04:50:10

mathsyperson
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Re: Conclusive words

I wouldn't include "Let" in that list. That's more of a defining word.


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It wanted to be normal.

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#10 2017-04-29 10:09:45

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Re: Conclusive words

"The rest is trivial."

Better yet, "the rest is left as an exercise for the reader".

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