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exercise, left as an: adj. [from technical books] Used to complete a proof when one doesn't
mind a handwave, or to avoid one entirely. The
complete phrase is: “The proof [or ‘the rest’] is left as
an exercise for the reader.” This comment has
occasionally been attached to unsolved research problems by authors
possessed of either an evil sense of humor or a vast faith in the
capabilities of their audiences.
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