Re: Doubt - Proof of Four Color Theorem

In article <1125629663.722167.70590@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
"Proginoskes" <CCHeckman@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> It isn't proof. It lies, in that it claims there is a 4-coloring but
> maybe it can't produce it. You need to actually show that it gives the
> right answer 100% of the time; 99% doesn't count.

100% isn't good enough, either, as 100% of an infinite set
can still leave out infinitely many examples. 100% of the integers
are composite.

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Gerry Myerson (gerry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx) (i -> u for email)
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