omega-consistency

<logic> A system is omega-consistent iff there is no wff W with one free variable such that (1) Wn is a theorem for every natural number n, and (2) ~(x)Wx is also a theorem.

[Glossary of First-Order Logic]

omega-inconsistency

There is a wff W with one free variable such that (1) Wn is a theorem for every natural number n, and (2) ~(x)Wx is also a theorem.

[Glossary of First-Order Logic]

omega-incompleteness

There is a wff W with one free variable such that (1) Wn is a theorem for every natural number n, and (2) (x)Wx is not a theorem. Wx is true for every n by instantiation but not by generalization.

See k-validity

[Glossary of First-Order Logic]

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Nearby terms: oligarchy « Omega-algebraic « omega-completeness « omega-consistency » ones complement » one-to-one correspondence » ontological argument