>The proof is really quite trivial >mfw it's not

>>7710502
People tend to be confused by the mathematical usage of "simple" and "trivial", assuming they mean "easy."

They don't.

"Trivial", for a proof, can mean a few things.

>It is easy
>That the premises P "trivially" imply the result, because the result Q is always true regardless of the premises (proving that Q is always true, however, may be very much not easy)
>That the proof requires no fundamentally new techniques or mathematical innovations to construct (which also doesn't mean it's easy).

>>7710520
When used by mathematicians, it means "able to be solved", regardless of how many notebooks you need fill up with calculations in order to find the solution.

>>7710588
Not when used right. Frankly, I would never said "the proof is quite trivial" because it's pretty rude and counterproductive to anyone involved, but I've seen it used justifiably before.

>>7710502
4u.
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wew lad

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Well that was trivial.

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'avin a giggle are you m8