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One could ask if this is of interest to mathematicians, and i would say yes, in so far as the kind of little gems that usually fall under the title of proofs without words is quite capable of providing the aesthetic rush we all so professionally appreciate. More exercise in visual thinking, the mathematical association of america, 2000. The study of copulas and their role in statistics is a new but vigorously growing field. Knowledge of measuretheoretic probability is not required. Jan 01, 1993 proofs without words are generally pictures or diagrams that help the reader see why a particular mathematical statement may be true, and how one could begin to go about proving it.
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