Can LLMs $\textit{understand}$ Math? -- Exploring the Pitfalls in Mathematical Reasoning · HackerPapers discussionshttps://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/2505.15623/Collected HN comments and submissions linking this paper.enMon, 02 Nov 2026 11:16:22 GMTCan LLMs $\textit{understand}$ Math? -- Exploring the Pitfalls in Mathematical Reasoning — mentioned by jmyeethttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46812527urn:hackerpapers:mention:2505.15623:46812527Thu, 29 Jan 2026 16:36:30 GMT<p>This is a known problem and an active area of research [1][2][3][4]. [1]: https://arxiv.org/html/2505.15623v1 [2]: https://medium.com/@adnanmasood/why-large-language-models-st... [3]: https://www.reachcapital.com/resources/thought-leadership/wh... [4]: https://mathoverflow.net/questions/502120/examples-for-the-u...</p><p><a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/2505.15623/">Paper and discussion history</a>. A mention is not an endorsement.</p>cs.CL