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Obvious

/ˈɒb.vi.əs/adjective
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Obvious refers to something that is easily perceived, understood, or recognized without requiring further explanation or effort. In everyday contexts, it often highlights clarity in ideas or situations, but it can carry a subtle irony when used to point out the blatantly apparent in a way that underscores shared knowledge or common sense.

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In mathematics, what's deemed obvious can sometimes hide profound complexities; for example, the 'obvious' five-color theorem for map coloring was only rigorously proven in 1976 by Kenneth Appel and Wolfgang Haken using computer assistance, revolutionizing how we verify basic assumptions.

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