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17 is the minimum number of clues required to give a unique sudoku solution - but how did mathematicians prove this?

Dr James Grime discusses a recent paper which cracked the problem. The paper being discussed by McGuire and others is at http://arxiv.org/abs/1201.0749

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  • lol I thought that was CTRIDS

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  • @MoribitoLover I THINK YOU NEED YOUR EARS CLEANED OUT! HE WAS SPEAKING PLAIN ENGLISH! But seriously dude, typing in all caps makes you look like a douche who's yelling all the time.

  • @MoribitoLover He isn't using Million as a number, he's using it as factor to multiply with...

  • I'm no smarter after watching this...

  • I solve sodoku in pen like a boss!

  • @MoribitoLover there is no number for it dumbass

  • DUDE LEARN ENGLISH! THERE'S NO MILLION MILLION!

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