Proof Left as an Exercise

Text on the meme

okay you call yourself a nerd, I would live to see some written proofs Oooh, as I'm finishing my master in Mathematics, I have trained for this moment for years! I got this one! The proof is trivial and left as an exercise for the reader. □

What it means

A chat screenshot shows someone challenging a self-proclaimed nerd to provide written proofs. The other person proudly claims to be finishing a mathematics master’s degree, then humorously avoids giving the proof by saying it is trivial and left as an exercise for the reader—a familiar academic joke. EN: A chat screenshot shows someone challenging a self-proclaimed nerd to provide written proofs. The other person proudly claims to be finishing a mathematics master’s degree, then humorously avoids giving the proof by saying it is trivial and left as an exercise for the reader—a familiar academic joke.

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chat screenshot / скриншот чата speech bubbles / реплики в чат-пузырях text message / текстовое сообщение yellow message bubble / жёлтый пузырь сообщения gray message bubble / серый пузырь сообщения mathematics text / математический текст proof symbol / символ доказательства square box / квадратная рамка academic degree / учёная степень nerd / ботаник