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Re:The Deep Link Equating Math Proofs and Computer Programs by deterministic on Friday October 13, 2023 @10:42PM (#37877682)
Computer scientists routinely prove theories with an infinite number of states. It is actually usually the easiest way to prove things because you don’t have to handle edge cases.

A typical theory says:

For all x:A, P x

In other words, given any x (from an infinite set A) P x is true. Where P is a proposition.

You typically prove it using straightforward induction/recursion.

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