Let’s look again at the notion of definability, rewritten slightly: for any set A, x⊆A is definable over A if there is a first-order formula φ(y,ū) and elements ā∈A such that Continue reading
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Set Theory Jottings 21. The Constructible Universe
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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