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Smaug123
on May 25, 2016
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Mathematicians Bridge Finite-Infinite Divide
It's only an analogy. The analogy is meant to be "prove that 91 has prime factors" using infinitistic methods, and "prove that 91's prime factors are 7 and 13" using finitistic ones.
auggierose
on May 25, 2016
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I am aware of that. That's why analogies are usually not very useful.
Smaug123
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I have no idea how you learn, but analogies are basically the only way I use of absorbing new concepts.
auggierose
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Interesting. I learn by playing around with the concept until I gain some intuition about it. No analogies required.
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