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To determine hoe undefined terms, definitions, postulates and theorems are alike and how they are different.
Answer to Problem 50HP
Undefined terms, definitions, postulates and theorems are alike in such a way that they cannot be explained. They are different because undefined terms and postulates can be used to define some theorems. But undefined theorems can not define undefined terms and postulates.
Explanation of Solution
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Undefined terms, definitions, postulates and theorems
Undefined terms, definitions, postulates and theorems are alike in such a way that they cannot be explained further.
They are different because undefined terms and postulates can be used to define some theorems. But undefined theorems can not define undefined terms and postulates.
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