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``Re: Occam's Razor, PM vs. WIkipedia'' by matte on 2004-10-14 16:43:43
Well, I suppose Occam's Razor applied to math insists that the
simplest proof should be prefered as a proof.
Thus, the below proof

http://planetmath.org/encyclopedia/NthRootOf2IsIrrationalForNge3ProofUsingFermatsLastTheorem.html

should not be prefered as there are elementary ways to
prove that 2^(1/m) is irrational for m\ge 3.

Matte
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