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1995-08-08 - Re: Quibbling about definitions of “proof”

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From: Nathan Zook <nzook@bga.com>
To: hallam@w3.org
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Reply To: <9508071521.AA10100@zorch.w3.org>
UTC Datetime: 1995-08-08 05:49:11 UTC
Raw Date: Mon, 7 Aug 95 22:49:11 PDT

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From: Nathan Zook <nzook@bga.com>
Date: Mon, 7 Aug 95 22:49:11 PDT
To: hallam@w3.org
Subject: Re: Quibbling about definitions of "proof"
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On Mon, 7 Aug 1995 hallam@w3.org wrote:

> 
> The requirement for "prooving" a program is thus significantly less onerous than 
> asserted. It is not necessary to provide a trancendental proof, merely to 
> establish consistency with respect to a commonly accepted set of axioms.
> 
> 
> 	Phill Hallam-Baker
> 

Is THAT all?  But I didn't know we could establish consistency of these 
commonly accepted axioms with THEMSELVES!  (By commonly accepted, I mean 
ZF.  I'll even the choice & continuum hypotheses out.)

Nathan

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