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decidable.

capable of being decided.

9 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj[dɪˈsaɪdəbəɫ]UK
  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.

    It is easy to show that the set of even numbers is decidable by creating the relevant Turing machine.
  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.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English decide Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English decidable From decide + -able.

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