decidable

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. capable of being decided.
  2. describing a set for which there exists an algorithm that will determine whether any element is or is not within the set in a finite amount of time.
  3. in intuitionistic logic, a proposition P is decidable in a given theory if it can be proven from the theory that "either P or not P", i.e. in symbols: P∨¬P.

Pronunciation

[dɪˈsaɪdəbəɫ] en-us-decidable.ogg

Word forms

decidable more decidable most decidable

Etymology

From decide + -able.

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