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Decidability: a question, for example, whether a property applies to an object or not, is decidable if a result can be achieved within a finite time. For this decision process, an algorithm is chosen as a basis. See also halting problem, algorithms, procedures, decision theory.
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Benson Mates on Decidability - Dictionary of Arguments

I 146
Decidability/tautologies/validity/Mates: for tautologies there a decision process (i.e. to decide whether something is a t.) - not for validity.
>Tautologies
, >Validity.
Because for the validity truth wvalue tables are not sufficient.
>Truth values, >Truth value tables.
Even non-tautological statements can be valid.
I 232
Decidability/decidable/Mates: a set of statements is decidable if there is a process that decides whether a particular statement is one of them or not - this method need not be known or practicable.
>Decision theory, cf. >Proofs, >Provability.

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Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments
The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition.

Mate I
B. Mates
Elementare Logik Göttingen 1969

Mate II
B. Mates
Skeptical Essays Chicago 1981


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