Etymograph

English

Entscheidungsproblem

Entscheidungsproblem comes from German Entscheidungsproblem.

  1. Germanc. 1650–presentEntscheidungsproblem
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1999same form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

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  1. Germanc. 1650–presentEntscheidungsproblem
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1999same form

Earliest quotation: 1999, Neal Stephenson: “‘The Entscheidungsproblem,’ Rudy said. ‘Meaning?’ Alan explained, ‘Hilbert wanted…”

Today it means

noun A decision problem of finding a way to decide whether a formula is true or provable within a given system.

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