quod erat demonstrandum
quod erat demonstrandum used to convey that a fact or situation demonstrates the truth of one's theory or claim, especially to mark the conclusion of a formal proof; the Latin phrase, meaning literally ‘which was to be demonstrated’, is a translation of the Greek phrase used in a number of Euclid's propositions. It is frequently abbreviated to QED.
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