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unprovable answer

[/ˌʌnˈpruːvəbəl ˈænsər/]
nounpl: unprovable answers
resposta improvável
1. A response or solution that cannot be verified, demonstrated, or substantiated through logical reasoning, empirical evidence, or mathematical proof
The mathematician concluded that the conjecture was an unprovable answer within the current axiom system.
O matemático concluiu que a conjectura era uma resposta improvável dentro do sistema de axiomas atual.
2. In logic and formal systems, a statement or proposition that cannot be established as true or false using the available rules and premises
Gödel's incompleteness theorem demonstrates that certain mathematical statements are unprovable answers.
O teorema da incompletude de Gödel demonstra que certas declarações matemáticas são respostas improváveis.
Synonyms
unverifiable answerindemonstrable responseundecidable propositionunsubstantiated answer
Antonyms
provable answerverifiable answerdemonstrable responsedecidable proposition

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
resposta improvável
Standard term used in mathematics and logic discussions
Portugal
resposta indemonistrável
More formal academic usage in Portuguese academic circles
São Paulo
resposta improvável
Common in academic and scientific contexts

Related Idioms & Phrases

beyond a shadow of a doubt - opposite concept
food for thought - related to unprovable concepts
the burden of proof - related legal/logical concept
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