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− | An <img align="absmiddle" border="0" src="https://www.encyclopediaofmath.org/legacyimages/d/d030/d030380/d0303801.png" />-place predicate <img align="absmiddle" border="0" src="https://www.encyclopediaofmath.org/legacyimages/d/d030/d030380/d0303802.png" /> given on a certain set of constructive objects (for example, natural numbers) <img align="absmiddle" border="0" src="https://www.encyclopediaofmath.org/legacyimages/d/d030/d030380/d0303803.png" /> for which there exists an algorithm which enables one to find the value (T or F) of <img align="absmiddle" border="0" src="https://www.encyclopediaofmath.org/legacyimages/d/d030/d030380/d0303804.png" /> on any <img align="absmiddle" border="0" src="https://www.encyclopediaofmath.org/legacyimages/d/d030/d030380/d0303805.png" />-tuple <img align="absmiddle" border="0" src="https://www.encyclopediaofmath.org/legacyimages/d/d030/d030380/d0303806.png" /> of elements in <img align="absmiddle" border="0" src="https://www.encyclopediaofmath.org/legacyimages/d/d030/d030380/d0303807.png" />. In other words, a predicate is decidable if, regarded as an <img align="absmiddle" border="0" src="https://www.encyclopediaofmath.org/legacyimages/d/d030/d030380/d0303808.png" />-place function on <img align="absmiddle" border="0" src="https://www.encyclopediaofmath.org/legacyimages/d/d030/d030380/d0303809.png" /> with values in the set <img align="absmiddle" border="0" src="https://www.encyclopediaofmath.org/legacyimages/d/d030/d030380/d03038010.png" />, it is a [[Computable function|computable function]]. | + | {{TEX|done}} |
| + | An $n$-place predicate $P$ given on a certain set of constructive objects (for example, natural numbers) $M$ for which there exists an algorithm which enables one to find the value (T or F) of $P$ on any $n$-tuple $a_1,\ldots,a_n$ of elements in $M$. In other words, a predicate is decidable if, regarded as an $n$-place function on $M$ with values in the set $\{\text T,\text F\}$, it is a [[Computable function|computable function]]. |
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− | When the concept of a [[Recursive function|recursive function]] or some equivalent concept is used as a mathematical refinement of the concept of computability, then the term "recursive predicaterecursive predicate" is usually employed instead of "decidable predicate" . | + | When the concept of a [[Recursive function|recursive function]] or some equivalent concept is used as a mathematical refinement of the concept of computability, then the term "recursive predicate" is usually employed instead of "decidable predicate" . |
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− | So, <img align="absmiddle" border="0" src="https://www.encyclopediaofmath.org/legacyimages/d/d030/d030380/d03038011.png" /> is a decidable predicate if the set of <img align="absmiddle" border="0" src="https://www.encyclopediaofmath.org/legacyimages/d/d030/d030380/d03038012.png" />-tuples on which <img align="absmiddle" border="0" src="https://www.encyclopediaofmath.org/legacyimages/d/d030/d030380/d03038013.png" /> takes the value T (true) is a [[Decidable set|decidable set]]. | + | So, $P$ is a decidable predicate if the set of $n$-tuples on which $P$ takes the value T (true) is a [[Decidable set|decidable set]]. |
Revision as of 16:38, 15 April 2014
An $n$-place predicate $P$ given on a certain set of constructive objects (for example, natural numbers) $M$ for which there exists an algorithm which enables one to find the value (T or F) of $P$ on any $n$-tuple $a_1,\ldots,a_n$ of elements in $M$. In other words, a predicate is decidable if, regarded as an $n$-place function on $M$ with values in the set $\{\text T,\text F\}$, it is a computable function.
When the concept of a recursive function or some equivalent concept is used as a mathematical refinement of the concept of computability, then the term "recursive predicate" is usually employed instead of "decidable predicate" .
So, $P$ is a decidable predicate if the set of $n$-tuples on which $P$ takes the value T (true) is a decidable set.
How to Cite This Entry:
Decidable predicate. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Decidable_predicate&oldid=31759
This article was adapted from an original article by V.E. Plisko (originator), which appeared in Encyclopedia of Mathematics - ISBN 1402006098.
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