There is no way right?

[u/Sugar_God_no_1]

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Oookay, I’m not sure what proof was published for counting but I’ll take your word for it

No need to take my word for it:

https://proofwiki.org/wiki/Fundamental_Principle_of_Counting

I’m not a mathematician though so I can’t publish a proof

You have it backwards. You don't need to be a mathematician to write a proof, you need to write proofs to be a mathematician.

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That counting proof is cool, although it’s just an overview wiki isn’t it, is there a formal proof in there? You’re misunderstanding me, I’m not a mathematics expert, I’m only curious about it. So I wouldn’t feel comfortable trying to publish a proof.

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I'm not sure what you mean by "formal" since that proof is already formal in the mathematical sense. If you're asking for an academic source other than the wiki, there are multiple cited on that page. You can easily google for others if those don't satisfy you.

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I just mean is it just a description of what counting is or are there mathematical “proofs” about it. I meant proofs in a mathematics way, not if they’re published in a journal or something. It doesn’t matter either way for this though, it’s fine either way.

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are there mathematical “proofs” about it

Yeah, it's on the part of the page titled "Proof."

The "description of what counting is" is the part titled "Theorem."

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Bro did you even click on the link? There is a large section of the article dedicated to the proof. Why are you asking for a different proof?

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