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Gödel's incompleteness theorem [1 record]

Record 1 1995-07-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mathematics
  • Artificial Intelligence
DEF

Kurt Gödel has shown that within any logical system are theories that can neither be proved nor disproved. In other words, certain functions must be performed outside the system. For one system to be able to prove these theories, it must be logically inconsistent.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mathématiques
  • Intelligence artificielle
OBS

incomplétude : caractère d'un système hypothético-déductif qui contient des propositions indécidables.

Spanish

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