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Meaning of Rosser's trick | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

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A method for proving Gödel's incompleteness theorems without the assumption that the theory being considered is ω-consistent. While Gödel's original proof uses a sentence that states (informally) "This sentence is not provable", Rosser's trick uses a formula that says "If this sentence is provable, there is a shorter proof of its negation".

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B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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