- Gödel's proof
Gödel's proof may refer to:
*Gödel's incompleteness theorems
*Gödel's ontological proof
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Gödel's theorem — n. either of two theorems published by the mathematician Kurt Gödel in 1931 that prove all mathematical systems are incomplete in that their truth or consistency can only be proved using a system of a higher order: also called Gödel s proof or… … Universalium
Gödel's theorem — n. either of two theorems published by the mathematician Kurt Gödel in 1931 that prove all mathematical systems are incomplete in that their truth or consistency can only be proved using a system of a higher order: also called Gödel s proof or… … English World dictionary
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