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Gödel

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Gö·del  (gdl), Kurt 1906-1978.
Czech-born American mathematician and logician best known for his proof that the consistency of a mathematical system in which the truths of arithmetic can be expressed cannot be proven from within that system (1931).
Gödel [ˈgɜːdəl]
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(Biographies / Gödel, Kurt (1906-1978) M, USnational of birth: Austro-Hungarian, PHILOSOPHY: logician, SCIENCE: mathematician) Kurt (kʊrt). 1906-78, US logician and mathematician, born in Austria-Hungary. He showed (Gödel's proof) that in a formal axiomatic system, such as logic or mathematics, it is impossible to prove consistency without using methods from outside the system


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Gödel proved that no mathematical system can ever be shown to be consistent or complete.
Castrated by a grateful nation by Alexander Masters / Spectator, The London
She has written five novels, a number of short stories and essays, and biographical studies of mathematician Kurt Gödel and philosopher Baruch Spinoza.
Strange Attractors by Crittenden, Danielle / National Review
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