EXERCISE, LEFT AS AN


Meaning of EXERCISE, LEFT AS AN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ 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.

Jargon File English vocabulary.      Английский словарь жаргона.