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Mathematicians Crack a Century-Old Problem That's Perfect For Your Next Party (www.sciencealert.com)
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[–] kogasa@programming.dev 1 points 2 years ago

That's just a simple way to phrase the problem in concrete terms. The immediate applications are usually not of interest, unlike the novel techniques with which hard problems are solved.