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Meaning of "undecidability" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UNDECIDABILITY

undecidability  [ˌʌndɪˌsaɪdəˈbɪlɪtɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNDECIDABILITY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Undecidability is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES UNDECIDABILITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Undecidable

Undecidable may refer to: In mathematics and logic ▪ Undecidable problem - a decision problem which no algorithm can decide ▪ "Undecidable" is sometimes used as a synonym of "independent", where a formula in mathematical logic is independent of a logical theory if neither that formula nor its negation can be proved within the theory Other uses ▪ Undecidable figure ▪ Undecidable language ▪ Undecidable set...

Definition of undecidability in the English dictionary

The definition of undecidability in the dictionary is the quality of being undecidable.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNDECIDABILITY


ability
əˈbɪlɪtɪ
accessibility
əkˌsɛsɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
accountability
əˌkaʊntəˈbɪlɪtɪ
availability
əˌveɪləˈbɪlɪtɪ
capability
ˌkeɪpəˈbɪlɪtɪ
compatibility
kəmˌpætɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
disability
ˌdɪsəˈbɪlɪtɪ
durability
ˌdjʊərəˈbɪlɪtɪ
eligibility
ˌɛlɪdʒɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
flexibility
ˌflɛksɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
inability
ˌɪnəˈbɪlɪtɪ
liability
ˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪtɪ
mobility
məʊˈbɪlɪtɪ
nobility
nəʊˈbɪlɪtɪ
possibility
ˌpɒsɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
probability
ˌprɒbəˈbɪlɪtɪ
reliability
rɪˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪtɪ
responsibility
rɪˌspɒnsəˈbɪlɪtɪ
stability
stəˈbɪlɪtɪ
visibility
ˌvɪzɪˈbɪlɪtɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNDECIDABILITY

undecadent
undecagon
undecayed
undeceivable
undeceive
undeceiver
undecidable
undecided
undecidedly
undecidedness
undecillion
undecimal
undecimole
undecipherable
undeciphered
undecisive
undeck
undeclared
undeclining
undecomposable

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNDECIDABILITY

agility
credibility
facility
feasibility
fertility
functionality
hostility
humility
inevitability
instability
merchantability
profitability
suitability
susceptibility
sustainability
tranquility
usability
utility
variability
versatility
vulnerability

Synonyms and antonyms of undecidability in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «undecidability» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNDECIDABILITY

Find out the translation of undecidability to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of undecidability from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «undecidability» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

不可判定性
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

indecidibilidad
570 millions of speakers

English

undecidability
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

undecidability
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

undecidability
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

неразрешимость
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

indecidível
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

undecidability
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

indécidabilité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Undecidability
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Unentscheidbarkeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

論証不能
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

결정 불가능
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Undecidability
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

undecidability
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

undecidability
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अनिश्चितता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kararlaştırılamazlık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

indecidibilità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nierozstrzygalnosc
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

нерозв´язність
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

impreciziei
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

undecidability
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onbeslisbaarheidsstelling
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

oavgörbarhet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

undecidability
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of undecidability

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNDECIDABILITY»

The term «undecidability» is normally little used and occupies the 110.920 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNDECIDABILITY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about undecidability

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNDECIDABILITY»

Discover the use of undecidability in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to undecidability and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Mathematical Undecidability, Quantum Nonlocality, and the ...
This book offers a series of contributions written by scientists interested in a philosophical reflection on recent advances of science.
Alfred Driessen, Antoine Suarez, 1997
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Randomness & Undecidability in Physics
Chapter. 13. Weak. physical. chaos. It has been argued that due to the recursive unsolvability of the halting problem, due to the recursive unsolvability of the rule inference problem, due to extrinsic & intrinsic indeterminism, due to ...
Karl Svozil, 1993
3
Modern Literature and the Tragic
can be seen as anti-Hegelian in that the deconstruction of oppositions is intrinsic to his thinking, his concept of 'undecidability' has close links with Szondi's revision of Hegel, in which there is dialectical conflict without, as Szondi puts it, ...
K. M. Newton, 2008
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Understanding Derrida
Jack Reynolds UNDECIDABILITY Before attempting to understand Derrida's account of the decision, it is necessary to examine an associated notion that has pervaded much of his work - undecidability. An undecidable is one of Derrida's most ...
Jack Reynolds, Jonathan Roffe, 2004
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Proof in Alonzo Church's and Alan Turing's Mathematical ...
Jonathan Okeke Chimakonam. Proof in Alonzo Church's and Alan Turing's Mathematical Logic: Undecidability of First Order Logic -han Chimakonam Okeke Proof in Alonzo Church's and Alan Turing's Mathematical Logic: Undecidability.
Jonathan Okeke Chimakonam
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Merleau-Ponty and Derrida: Intertwining Embodiment and Alterity
HABITUALITY AND UNDECIDABILITY A Comparison of Merleau-Ponty and Derrida on the Decision While Merleau-Ponty and Derrida have both engaged in a critique of the dualistic and hierarchical tendencies of what has come to be called ...
Jack Reynolds, 2004
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More Radical Hermeneutics: On Not Knowing who We are
9. Undecidability. and. the. Empty. Tomb. Toward. a. Hermeneutics. of. Belief. Let us get back on the road with Cleophas, hoofing it to Emmaus, perplexed by the empty tomb, trying to read the signs of the times, recalling to ourselves the ...
John D. Caputo, 2000
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Curriculum for Utopia: Social Reconstructionism and Critical ...
(1988, 147). But deconstructionism must not be read as leading to a fundamental indeterminacy regarding meaning. Derrida insisted he has not used the term indeterminacy, but has spoken of "undecidability" which is a very different concept.
William B. Stanley, 1992
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Proofs and Algorithms: An Introduction to Logic and ...
Theorem 3.1 (Undecidability of the halting problem) The set of pairs of natural numbers (p,q) such that p is the index associated to a program that is terminating for the input q is undecidable. Proof By contradiction. Suppose that there exists a  ...
Gilles Dowek, 2011
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Aesthetics and Its Discontents
And it is the production of this undecidability that is at the core of the work of many artists and expositions. Where the critical artist depicted the lurid icons of commercial domination or imperialist war, the video artist slightly deflects [ détournes] ...
Jacques Ranciere, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNDECIDABILITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term undecidability is used in the context of the following news items.
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Why Aren't We Reading Turing?
The principle intervention which bolsters this understanding is one of foregrounding the phenomenon of undecidability; the effect produced when an algorithmic ... «h+ Magazine, Jun 15»
2
This Artificial Intelligence Pioneer Has a Few Concerns
There's a general problem of “undecidability” in a lot of questions you can ask about computer programs. Alan Turing showed that no computer program can ... «Wired, May 15»
3
Godel's theorems & the limits of reason
Godel's theorems on the incompleteness and undecidability of mathematical systems are among the deepest and most significant discoveries of the 20th century ... «The Express Tribune, Apr 15»
4
Artificial Intelligence Isn't a Threat—Yet
... the basis that human intelligence can determine that a problem is undecidable, ... @John Cole It is interesting how the educated mind avoids undecidability. «Wall Street Journal, Dec 14»
5
No End In Sight? No Problem!
... math itself has its limits, as Kurt Gödel explores in his incompleteness theorems. The same is true with computers, from Alan Turing's undecidability theorem. «NPR, Aug 14»
6
They Have No Graves
But by saying all this, I've already violated the mood of undecidability that's so important to Pawlikowski. Contrary to what I've just said, there really is no title ... «The Nation., May 14»
7
Where Reason Fails
... of the border territories where reason gives way to the badlands of paradox, indeterminacy, undecidability, failure of intuition, and sheer physical impracticality. «American Spectator, Feb 14»
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Dispute over Infinity Divides Mathematicians
It “must be either true or false,” the mathematical logician Kurt Gödel wrote in 1947, “and its undecidability from the axioms as known today can only mean that ... «Scientific American, Dec 13»
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The uncanny Stephen Crane
Doubling is a constituent of the uncanny, which Tzvetan Todorov defines as textual undecidability, so that readers cannot say whether meaning is located in the ... «OUPblog, Nov 13»
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Screen/Society showcases Kubrick films connected to existentialism
Finally, "The Shining" portrays “the imperiled self, prey to demons of its own creation” as well as the “radical uncertainty, undecidability of reality.” "The Shining" ... «Duke Chronicle, Oct 13»

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