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0 pointspclark15y ago0 comments

I'm not academic - can you explain why he mentioned the font sizes? Why are they relevant?

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xsmasher15y ago· 2 in thread

I find the sentence comical in its humility and practicality; I assume leif did too. Acangiano puts it in the same league as Fermat's famous note in the margin of his copy of Arithmetica.

I assume he included the paper in two font sizes to suit the reader's preference; no deeper meaning.

leif15y ago

Yeah, basically I found it funny juxtaposing the announcement of such a magnificent result (should it end up proving true) with such a mundane, utilitarian comment.

fmora15y ago

True, some of those intellectuals must have poor eyesight due to a lifetime of reading.

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