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MATH.6:2 - Problem

Several successful examples can hide the condition on which a conclusion depends. Conversely, an apparently failing example can violate an assumption, use different arithmetic, or assign inconsistent values to one object. It then leaves the proposed implication unanswered.

The working difficulty is to keep the assumptions and the failed conclusion in one construction. Quantifier order determines which choices may depend on which inputs. The carrier and operation rules determine whether the proposed objects are admissible. Search limits determine what can be concluded when no failure is found.