computability theory
Noun
Meaning
(logic) Recursion theory.
(computer science) The branch of the theory of computation that studies which problems are computationally solvable using different models.
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Computability theory had its roots in the work of Turing, Church, Kleene, and Post in the 1930s and 40s.
Computability theory The first result of computability theory is that it is impossible in general to predict what a Turing-complete program will do over an arbitrarily long time.
Computability theory * citation *citation Some parts have been significantly rewritten by Burgess.