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Herbrand's theorem

Herbrand's theorem proper noun: a fundamental result of mathematical logic, essentially allowing a certain kind of reduction of first-order logic to propositional logic.

Proper noun

Herbrand's theorem

  1. A fundamental result of mathematical logic, essentially allowing a certain kind of reduction of first-order logic to propositional logic.

Origin of Herbrand's theorem

Obtained by Jacques Herbrand (1930).

Questions about Herbrand's theorem

What does Herbrand's theorem mean?
Herbrand's theorem means a fundamental result of mathematical logic, essentially allowing a certain kind of reduction of first-order logic to propositional logic.
What part of speech is Herbrand's theorem?
Herbrand's theorem is a proper noun.

Words near Herbrand's theorem in the dictionary

  1. Herbrand
  2. Herbrand function
  3. Herbrand functions
  4. Herbrand universe
  5. Herbrand universes
  6. Herbrand's theorem
  7. Herbrand-Ribet theorem
  8. Herbrandization
  9. Herbrands
  10. herbs
  11. herbs and spices

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