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exactly, cf andrew wiles first proof of fermat's last theorem
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Yes, cf indeed. He did not publish it, he shared it privately and then spent the next year correcting it before publication.

ok, that said there has alaways been a bunch of "maybe theorems" it's was a thing even in paul erdos books i think. now we have "maybe proofs". still better than "no proofs"



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