A mathematical proof is a finite deductive argument from stated assumptions to a conclusion.
A counterexample is one instance satisfying a claim’s hypotheses but not its conclusion, and therefore disproves the universal claim.
Structural induction proves a property of every recursively generated object by checking the initial objects and showing that every construction rule preserves the property.
A probability-preserving bijection pairs outcomes of two events without changing their masses, proving the events have equal probability.

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