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= Continuous problems are simpler than discrete ones

This is a general philosophy that <Ciro Santilli>, and likely others, observes over and over.

Basically, <continuity>, or higher order conditions like <differentiability> seem to impose greater constraints on problems, which make them more solvable.

Some good examples of that:
* complex <discrete> problems:
  * <classification of finite groups>
* simple <continuous> problems:
  * characterization of <Lie groups>

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