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Axioms
Every proof starts somewhere. Axioms are the statements accepted without proof, such as Euclid’s postulates about points and lines, or Peano’s rules for the counting numbers. Choosing them is a quiet act that everything after depends on.
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Every proof starts somewhere. Axioms are the statements accepted without proof, such as Euclid’s postulates about points and lines, or Peano’s rules for the counting numbers. Choosing them is a quiet act that everything after depends on.