Entscheidungsproblem
nounUK /entˈʃaɪd.ʊŋsˌpɹɒb.lɪm/ · /ɛntˈʃʌɪ.dʊŋsˌpɹɒ.bləm/
Etymology Unadapted borrowing from German Entscheidungsproblem.
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Human sciences, Logic, Mathematics, Philosophy, Sciences A decision problem of finding a way to decide whether a formula is true or provable within a given system.
- ‘The Entscheidungsproblem,’ Rudy said. ‘Meaning?’ Alan explained, ‘Hilbert wanted to know whether any given statement could, in principle, be found true or false.’1999, Neal Stephenson, Cryptonomicon:
- Turing was attending Max Newman's lectures on the foundations of mathematics when the Entscheidungsproblem first attracted his attention.2012, George Dyson, Turing's Cathedral, Penguin, published 2013, page 279:
- Hypernyms
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