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• Mathematical induction is a method of proof used to establish that a given statement is true for all natural numbers. Let S(n) be a statement about the positive integer n. If
Ah, but my Computations, People say,
Have Squared the Year to human Compass, eh?
If so, by striking from the Calendar
Unborn Tomorrow, and dead Yesterday
Omar Khayyam (1048–1123)
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Aksoy, A.G., Khamsi, M.A. (2010). Real Numbers. In: A Problem Book in Real Analysis. Problem Books in Mathematics. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1296-1_2
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