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Proving theorems in mathematics plays a bit different role than proving correctness of programs. In mathematics, it's about sharing ideas, so if the proof is not completely correct, it can still be interesting because of the ideas and methods it uses. When you prove correctness of programs though, the whole point is to be sure that the program is correct, so the actual proof is important here, not its method or structure, because it's usually clear why the program at hand works.


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