Sometimes in mathematics we like to use letters to represent numbers. The ‘value’ of these letters can change according to certain rules or conditions we are given – hence we can call them variables.

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Grade school math students are likely familiar with teachers admonishing them not to just guess the answer to a problem. But a new proof establishes that, in fact, the right kind of guessing is ...