obvious by inspection

adjective

evident in the mind's eye, without formal proof being necessary.

“It is obvious by inspection that the set #92;#123;#91;0,1),#91;1,2),#91;2,3),...#92;#125; is a partition of #91;0,#92;infty).”

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Meanings

adjectiveobvious by inspection (not comparable)
  1. not comparablemathematicsevident in the mind's eye, without formal proof being necessary.

    It is obvious by inspection that the set #92;#123;#91;0,1),#91;1,2),#91;2,3),...#92;#125; is a partition of #91;0,#92;infty).

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