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Top Questions
76 votes

How do I get the `.class` attribute from a generic type parameter?

java generics asked Aug 15 '13 at 14:40
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62 votes

Continuity and the Axiom of Choice

analysis continuity set-theory axiom-of-choice asked Mar 29 '12 at 17:52
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49 votes

Unit of the equilibrium constant: contradiction of Bridgman's theorem?

physical-chemistry thermodynamics asked Aug 7 '13 at 12:20
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35 votes

Connect 4: Spot the Fake!

code-golf board-game asked Jan 20 '19 at 15:34
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26 votes

How do I get different colors for math and for text?

math-mode color asked Dec 6 '11 at 17:42
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18 votes

Counterexamples to proofs of correct statements

graph-theory proof-strategy proof-writing asked Mar 24 '12 at 13:33
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18 votes

Why is expectation defined by $\int xf(x)dx$?

measure-theory probability-theory lebesgue-integral asked Nov 17 '13 at 12:35
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16 votes

Why can we always take the zero section of a vector bundle?

general-topology geometry differential-topology vector-bundles asked Apr 1 '15 at 17:42
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16 votes

A multicategory is a … with one object?

reference-request ct.category-theory higher-category-theory enriched-category-theory profunctors asked Jan 11 '19 at 13:21
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15 votes

Are there any distinct finite simple groups with the same order?

group-theory finite-groups simple-groups asked Jun 6 '13 at 14:01
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My son's Sum of Some is beautiful! But what is the proof or explanation?
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How do we prove that something is unprovable?
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Surprising identities / equations
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Why is every answer of $5^k - 2^k$ divisible by 3?
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93
Is “women men girls love meet die” a valid sentence?
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74
What is the difference between homotopy and homeomorphism?
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67
Simplest or nicest proof that $1+x \le e^x$
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44
Taking away infinitely many elements infinitely many times
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42
What does “Throws” do and how is it helpful?
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40
How to get intuition in topology concerning the definitions?
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40
In a 30-60 right triangle the side opposite the 30 degree angle is half the length of the hypotenuse. Why?
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26
Examples of patterns that eventually fail
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24
Proof of $\gcd(a,b)=ax+by\ $ [Bezout's identity]
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23
Pair of compasses drawing a square (from children's fiction)
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20
Delta (Dirac) function integral
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Deep theorem with trivial proof
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19
“Animals which lay eggs are called birds.” and “Animals that lay eggs are called birds.” What is the difference between these two sentences?
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17
Does an abelian subgroup inject into the abelianisation of the whole group?
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17
Infinite set always has a countably infinite subset
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15
Two-sheeted covering of the Klein bottle by the torus
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14
Finding the 2,147,483,647th prime number
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14
How to compare products of prime factors efficiently?
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13
In general, why is the product topology not equal to the box topology
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Is locally completeness a topological property?
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When a matrix, $M$ equals $M^2$, why is this property true?
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12
The inner workings of the Olbers paradox
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11
Inequality, what is wrong with $\log(-1) = - \log(-1)$?
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11
Derivative of a determinant whose entries are functions
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$L/K$ notation for field extensions
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What is a topology?
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