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Set Theory Jottings 22. Absoluteness

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Let’s look again at the notion of definability, rewritten slightly: for any set A, xA is definable over A if there is a first-order formula φ(y,ū) and elements āA such that Continue reading

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Set Theory Jottings 21. The Constructible Universe

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The constructible universe is traditionally denoted L. L is a subclass of V and is a proper class. Gödel proved three things about L: Continue reading

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