decidable

Meaning

1. capable of being decided.
2. describing a set for which there exists an algorithm that will determine whether any element is or is not within the set in a finite amount of time.
3. in intuitionistic logic, a proposition P is decidable in a given theory if it can be proven from the theory that "either P or not P", i.e. in symbols: P∨¬P.

Synonyms

computable

recursive

Translations

مقرّر

bestimmbar

entscheidbar

décidable

calcolabile

ricorsivo

decidible

Pronounced as (IPA)

[dɪˈsaɪdəbəɫ]

Etymology

From decide + -able.