| Webster's Online Dictionary |
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Exercise, left as an | Computing | Exercise, left as an Used to complete a proof in technical books 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. [Jargon File] (1995-02-20). Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing.. | |
| Exercise, left as an | Computing | 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. Source: Jargon File.. | |
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