Gödel sentence

noun

An arithmetic statement that can be metatheoretically shown to not be provable or refutable in a formal system.

Meanings

nounGödel sentence (plural Gödel sentences)

plural Gödel sentences

  1. human sciencesAn arithmetic statement that can be metatheoretically shown to not be provable or refutable in a formal system.
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