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Existence Theorem (The Perfect Person)

September 3, 2024From the book Math for English Majors

There's a perfect person out there for you. Where? No idea. It's an existence theorem: proof that something exists, with no clue where to find it.

Transcript

"Somewhere out there is the perfect person for you." "Okay, but where?" "No idea. It's an existence theorem."

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Cartoon by Ben Orlin, Math with Bad Drawings. https://cartoons.mathwithbaddrawings.com/2024-09-03-existence-theorem/ (CC BY-NC 4.0)
Topics
Logic & Proof › Existence & Uniqueness
Level
High SchoolCollege
Themes
Family & Relationships