Point at Issue Questions - - Question 14

Bart: A mathematical problem that defied solution for hundreds of years has finally yielded to a supercomputer. The p...

JonJay April 10, 2022

No explanation on the correct answer for this question.

Heads up that this question doesn’t have the reasons for why answer choice ‘C’ is correct (In fact, the only word listed in the explanation is ‘incorrect’). Either that, or there’s some error on my end.

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Emil-Kunkin April 16, 2022

Hi JonJay,

Thanks for noticing that! I just tried it out, and the only response I got was "correct" so it looks like the "incorrect" issue has been fixed.

For future reference, C is correct because bart seems to be opposed to the general idea that we could ever accept a supercomputer's result if the process is not comprehensible, but Anne appears to support the idea that we could, if other supercomputers are able to replicate that result as well.

JonJay April 21, 2022

Thanks Emil!

Noor FA September 6, 2022

It has not been fixed.

ChristopherIri March 11, 2024

It has not been fixed.

Lina.Aicha March 4 at 03:19PM

it has not been fixed but thank you for confirming it is the correct answer