Re: for the classics profs

From: Kevin W. Woodruff (cierpke@utc.campus.mci.net)
Date: Thu Jan 22 1998 - 11:01:58 EST


Quod Erat Demonstrandtum (lit. Which remains to be proved)

At 01:18 PM 1/22/98 +1030, you wrote:
>This isn't exactly a b-greek question so please forgive me...
>
>At the end of solutions to problems or theorem proofs, the letters QED
>are often used to state that enough information has been presented to
>justify the conclusion.
>
>I believe the letters are a Latin acronym. What do they actually mean?
>
>cheers,
>Andrew
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