then it is also true for 
Completion of the proof then consists of showing explicitly (and usually trivially) that the result is indeed true for the smallest allowable value of 
is: a technique of proving a theorem by showing that if a result is true for some value of a parameter, such as then it is also true for Completion of the proof then consists of showing explicitly (and usually trivially) that the result is indeed true for the smallest allowable value of
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