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Proof by fucking obviousness (sh.itjust.works)
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[–] kogasa@programming.dev 1 points 3 weeks ago

It depends on what you mean by well defined. At a fundamental level, we need to agree on basic definitions in order to communicate. Principia Mathematica aimed to set a formal logical foundation for all of mathematics, so it needed to be as rigid and unambiguous as possible. The proof that 1+1=2 is just slightly more verbose when using their language.