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Gödel number

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A number uniquely assigned to each symbol, and to each well-formed formula of some formal language.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, logic, mathematics, philosophy, sciences

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History

Etymology

Named after Austrian mathematician and logician Kurt Gödel

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: nombre de Gödel — number uniquely assigned to each symbol
  • French: nombre de Gödel — number uniquely assigned to each symbol
  • German: Gödelnummer — number uniquely assigned to each symbol
  • Italian: numero di Gödel — number uniquely assigned to each symbol
  • Polish: liczba Gödla — number uniquely assigned to each symbol
  • Portuguese: número de Gödel — number uniquely assigned to each symbol
  • Spanish: número de Gödel — number uniquely assigned to each symbol
  • Swedish: Gödeltal — number uniquely assigned to each symbol