Why proofs by mathematical induction are generally not explanatory
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Publication:4648469
DOI10.1093/analys/anp002zbMath1284.03068OpenAlexW2093515094MaRDI QIDQ4648469
Publication date: 9 November 2012
Published in: Analysis (Search for Journal in Brave)
Full work available at URL: https://semanticscholar.org/paper/5bd8baf10f73884bd2321ac7458837ca793cc977
Philosophy of mathematics (00A30) Philosophical and critical aspects of logic and foundations (03A05)
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