We haven't resolved whether it's possible to always find a shorter, simpler mathematical proof for any theorem that currently requires an extremely long one.

open Global / Unspecified, Global WS01282

Some proofs are famously long and complex, and it remains unknown whether shorter, more elegant proofs must always exist in principle, even if we haven't yet found them. This unresolved question touches on both mathematics and the philosophy of mathematical elegance.

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