Pi on Earth, or Mathematics in the Real World.

We explore aspects of an experimental approach to mathematical proof, most notably number crunching, or the verification of subsequent particular cases of universal propositions. Since the rise of the computer age, this technique has indeed conquered practice, although it implies the abandonment of...

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Published in:	Erkenntnis Vol. 68; no. 3; pp. 421 - 436
Main Authors:	Van Kerkhove, Bart, Van Bendegem, Jean Paul
Format:	Article
Published:	Springer Nature May2008
Subjects:	Mathematics Theory of knowledge Logic Research Possibility
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost