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by ashtonbaker 1652 days ago
You should read “n” as “some arbitrary n” in the quote you posted. It’s not an assumption for all n.

edit: sorry, you’re right that the wording is a bit sloppy. The “n” in the first quote is “for all n” and the n in the second quote is “some specific n” or “some arbitrary n”. They’re not meant to be the same statement. I don’t think it’s a very carefully written article.