I mean the word proof not in the sense of the lawyers, who set two half proofs equal to a whole one, but in the sense of a mathematician, where half proof = 0, and it is demanded for proof that every doubt becomes impossible.
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"I mean the word proof not in the sense of the lawyers, who set two half proofs equal to a whole one, but in the sense of a mathematician, where half proof = 0, and it is demanded for proof that every doubt becomes impossible." — Carl Friedrich Gauss
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I mean the word proof not in the sense of the lawyers, who set two half proofs equal to a whole one, but in the sense of a mathematician, where half proof = 0, and it is demanded for proof that every doubt becomes impossible. — Carl Friedrich Gauss
About Carl Friedrich Gauss
Carl Friedrich Gauss was a Mathematician from Confederation of the Rhine (1777–1855).
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Who said "I mean the word proof not in the sense of the lawyers, who set two half proofs…"?
This quote is attributed to Carl Friedrich Gauss, a Mathematician from Confederation of the Rhine.
When did Carl Friedrich Gauss live?
Carl Friedrich Gauss lived from 1777 – 1855.