Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

entscheidungsproblem

/ɛntˈʃʌɪ.dʊŋsˌpɹɒ.bləm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: entschei-dungsprob-lem
IPA: /ɛntˈʃʌɪ.dʊŋsˌpɹɒ.bləm/

33

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

3

Syllables

16

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A decision problem of finding a way to decide whether a formula is true or provable within a given system.

Example Sentences

"‘The Entscheidungsproblem,’ Rudy said. ‘Meaning?’ Alan explained, ‘Hilbert wanted to know whether any given statement could, in principle, be found true or false.’"
"Turing was attending Max Newman's lectures on the foundations of mathematics when the Entscheidungsproblem first attracted his attention."

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from German Entscheidungsproblem.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /entˈʃaɪd.ʊŋsˌpɹɒb.lɪm/

Questions

How do you pronounce entscheidungsproblem?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɛntˈʃʌɪ.dʊŋsˌpɹɒ.bləm/.
What does entscheidungsproblem mean?: A decision problem of finding a way to decide whether a formula is true or provable within a given system.
Where does entscheidungsproblem come from?: Unadapted borrowing from German Entscheidungsproblem.

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