Entscheidungsproblem

noun
/ɛntˈʃʌɪ.dʊŋsˌpɹɒ.bləm//entˈʃaɪd.ʊŋsˌpɹɒb.lɪm/UK

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from German Entscheidungsproblem.

Definitions

  1. A decision problem of finding a way to decide whether a formula is true or provable…

    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.’
    • Turing was attending Max Newman's lectures on the foundations of mathematics when the Entscheidungsproblem first attracted his attention.

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