English Explanatory Dictionary

Goodstein's theorem

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A theorem stating that every Goodstein sequence eventually terminates at zero.

Word forms

Goodstein's theorem

Etymology

Named after Reuben Goodstein (1912-1985), English mathematician.

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