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jptlnk 5 hours ago

It's probably not 10MB, but famously the groundwork to prove the statement 1+1=2 is nearly 400 pages in to principia mathematica. That's not even proving 1+1=2, it's just the set-theoretic proofs you need to EVENTUALLY get there.

anvuong 4 hours ago | parent [-]

Saying "proving 1+1=2" is pretty misleading though. The book deals with all the foundational things needed to set up a mathematical universe where 1+1=2 actually has meaning and is consistent. That setup took 400 pages.