Scott's trick

proper noun

A method for giving a definition of equivalence classes for equivalence relations on a proper class, relying on the axiom of regularity but not on the axiom of choice.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. mathematicsA method for giving a definition of equivalence classes for equivalence relations on a proper class, relying on the axiom of regularity but not on the axiom of choice.

Origin

Introduced by Dana Scott in 1955.

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Scott's trick. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Scott's%20trick

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