Finitary Methods: Understanding Finite Processes
Finitary methods involve processes or operations that conclude after a limited number…
Entscheidungsproblem
Hilbert's Entscheidungsproblem sought an algorithm to determine the truth of any mathematical…
Effectively Decidable Theory
An effectively decidable theory is a formal system where an algorithm can…
Effectively Decidable Relations
An effectively decidable relation is one where a mechanical method can definitively…
Effective Procedure
An effective procedure is a guaranteed method for solving problems in a…
Downward Löwenheim–Skolem Theorem
The downward Löwenheim–Skolem theorem states that if a theory has an infinite…
Deterministic Turing Machine
A deterministic Turing machine (DTM) is a theoretical model of computation. For…
Decision Procedure
A decision procedure is a systematic algorithm that determines if statements are…
Decidable Theory
A theory with a decision procedure, allowing algorithmic determination of truth or…
Cut Elimination
A fundamental procedure in proof theory that systematically removes 'cuts' from a…