Mark Kac Quote

I then reached for a time honored tactic used by mathematicians: if you can't solve the real problem, change it into one you can solve.

Chapter 6, Cornell II, p. 122 - Enigmas Of Chance (1985)

I then reached for a time honored tactic used by mathematicians: if you can't solve the real problem, change it into one you can solve.

I then reached for a time honored tactic used by mathematicians: if you can't solve the real problem, change it into one you can solve.

I then reached for a time honored tactic used by mathematicians: if you can't solve the real problem, change it into one you can solve.

I then reached for a time honored tactic used by mathematicians: if you can't solve the real problem, change it into one you can solve.