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In mathematics, a proof without words is a mathematical proof of an identity or mathematical statement which can be demonstrated as self-evident by a mathematical diagram without any accompanying explanatory text.
Such proofs can be considered more elegant than more formal and mathematically rigorous proofs due to their self-evident nature.
When the diagram demonstrates a particular case of a general statement, to be a proof, it must be generalizable.
See also
- Mathematical diagram
- Mathematical proof
- Mathematical statement
- Philosophy of mathematics
- Pizza theorem
- Visual calculus
External links
- Proof without words @ Wikipedia.org
