PART 3 - THE THIRD AXIS CHAPTER 15: DEPLOY NOW, PRAY LATER The Final Form of Software Development

"An accepted formal proof establishes the stated theorem under its assumptions, not necessarily the theorem’s intended informal meaning."

Lean's documentation explicitly distinguishes checking that a theorem has a valid proof from determining what its statement means. The reference also describes additional safeguards against misleading theorem statements, imported axioms, and malicious proof submissions. Source year is estimated from the live reference manual consulted in 2026.

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