Associations to the word «Gödel»

Wiktionary

GÖDEL NUMBER, noun. (logic) A number uniquely assigned to each symbol, and to each well-formed formula of some formal language.

Dictionary definition

GODEL, noun. United States mathematician (born in Austria) who is remembered principally for demonstrating the limitations of axiomatic systems (1906-1978).

Wise words

The chief virtue that language can have is clearness, and nothing detracts from it so much as the use of unfamiliar words.
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