Is what happened considered a form of cheating when I accidentally saw the answer to a difficult question I didn't know on another student's paper and remembered the correct answer?
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If you persist in looking at your colleague's paper, that is cheating. However, if you quickly avert your gaze and do not see the complete answer, and you recall the answer because of that [brief glance], then there is no blame upon you.
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