2021-03-29 UTC
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[chrisaldrich] Re: simple, just, etc. There's a long tradition in mathematics of phrases like "it's easy to see/prove/justify/show that.." but I'm not aware of a broader common name for it. Somewhat closely related to it in meaning is the idea of handwaving or a handwaving argument which is sometimes accompanied with such a phrase. https://boffosocko.com/2015/11/04/an-actual-handwaving-argument-in-mathematics/