# Math: proofs

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/math-proofs/190847>\
**Category:** random\
**Created:** [June 15, 2006, 2:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/math-proofs/190847 "2006-06-15T02:37:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![kdd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecb155/32.png) [@kdd](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kdd)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2006, 2:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/math-proofs/190847/1 "2006-06-15T02:37:34Z")

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in proofs, is it okay to give specific examples to prove a point? like i had a problem, in which there were sets. so i actually said let X be {1,2,3,4} and Y be {2,3,4,5} and then i proved my point. is that okay? or they always have to be generalized?