proof-techniques
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Proof writing and verification techniques for mathematical reasoning. Covers 13 proof strategies with canonical worked examples — direct, contrapositive, contradiction, cases, WLOG, vacuous/trivial, biconditional, counterexample, existence (constructive and non-constructive), uniqueness, induction (weak, strong, structural), pigeonhole/double-counting, and diagonal argument/invariants. Use when writing, verifying, or selecting proof strategies for any mathematical claim.
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