http://www.johndcook.com/blog/2009/07/27/important-because-its-unimportant/ The blog of John D. Cook Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:42:11 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.johndcook.com/blog/2009/07/27/important-because-its-unimportant/comment-page-1/#comment-21728 Thomas Guest Tue, 28 Jul 2009 08:39:28 +0000 http://www.johndcook.com/blog/?p=2749#comment-21728 Very interesting John, I didn't know that. I've also heard "trivial" used by hubristic mathematicians, who don't bother to prove something but claim the proof would be trivial. So maybe the word can also mean "should be easy, but for some reason beyond me". Very interesting John, I didn’t know that.
I’ve also heard “trivial” used by hubristic mathematicians, who don’t bother to prove something but claim the proof would be trivial. So maybe the word can also mean “should be easy, but for some reason beyond me”.

]]> http://www.johndcook.com/blog/2009/07/27/important-because-its-unimportant/comment-page-1/#comment-21717 Rob Lempke Tue, 28 Jul 2009 02:20:45 +0000 http://www.johndcook.com/blog/?p=2749#comment-21717 Like the old saying goes: “The devil’s in the details”. When I was in the army they always preached about “attention to detail” because it’s the little stuff like forgetting to clear your weapon that get solders killed. Like the old saying goes: “The devil’s in the details”. When I was in the army they always preached about “attention to detail” because it’s the little stuff like forgetting to clear your weapon that get solders killed.

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