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Re: On recursion and infinite recursion (reprise #2)

From Mr Flibble <flibble@reddwarf.jmc>
Newsgroups comp.theory
Subject Re: On recursion and infinite recursion (reprise #2)
Message-ID <20220504190059.000033ad@reddwarf.jmc> (permalink)
References <20220504174626.0000449b@reddwarf.jmc> <t4ub35$ug9$1@dont-email.me> <20220504175632.0000720d@reddwarf.jmc> <t4uei3$tp2$3@dont-email.me>
Organization Jupiter Mining Corp
Date 2022-05-04 19:00 +0100

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On Wed, 4 May 2022 12:53:06 -0500
olcott <polcott2@gmail.com> wrote:

> On 5/4/2022 11:56 AM, Mr Flibble wrote:
> > On Wed, 4 May 2022 10:53:57 -0600
> > André G. Isaak <agisaak@gm.invalid> wrote:
> >   
> >> On 2022-05-04 10:46, Mr Flibble wrote:  
> >>> The halting problem theorem and proof thereof [Turing, 1937]
> >>> (upon  
> >>
> >> The halting *problem* and the halting *theorem* are two different
> >> things. You can't "prove" a problem. The halting theorem states
> >> that the halting problem has no solution. That's what Turing
> >> proved.  
> > 
> > And if you actually read what I actually wrote: "halting problem
> > THEOREM".
> > 
> > /Flibble
> >   
> 
> Seems close enough to me.
 
What? I used the word theorem deliberately as I was referring not to
the halting problem itself but Turing's theorem and proof.

/Flibble

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On recursion and infinite recursion (reprise #2) Mr Flibble <flibble@reddwarf.jmc> - 2022-05-04 17:46 +0100
  Re: On recursion and infinite recursion (reprise #2) André G. Isaak <agisaak@gm.invalid> - 2022-05-04 10:53 -0600
    Re: On recursion and infinite recursion (reprise #2) Mr Flibble <flibble@reddwarf.jmc> - 2022-05-04 17:56 +0100
      Re: On recursion and infinite recursion (reprise #2) olcott <polcott2@gmail.com> - 2022-05-04 12:53 -0500
        Re: On recursion and infinite recursion (reprise #2) Mr Flibble <flibble@reddwarf.jmc> - 2022-05-04 19:00 +0100
    Re: On recursion and infinite recursion (reprise #2) olcott <polcott2@gmail.com> - 2022-05-04 12:52 -0500
  Re: On recursion and infinite recursion (reprise #2) olcott <polcott2@gmail.com> - 2022-05-04 12:51 -0500
  Re: On recursion and infinite recursion (reprise #2) Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2022-05-04 19:42 -0400
    Re: On recursion and infinite recursion (reprise #2) Mr Flibble <flibble@reddwarf.jmc> - 2022-05-05 00:51 +0100
      Re: On recursion and infinite recursion (reprise #2) Python <python@example.invalid> - 2022-05-05 01:58 +0200
      Re: On recursion and infinite recursion (reprise #2) Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2022-05-04 20:02 -0400
        Re: On recursion and infinite recursion (reprise #2) Mr Flibble <flibble@reddwarf.jmc> - 2022-05-05 01:05 +0100
          Re: On recursion and infinite recursion (reprise #2) Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2022-05-04 20:21 -0400
            Re: On recursion and infinite recursion (reprise #2) Mr Flibble <flibble@reddwarf.jmc> - 2022-05-05 01:24 +0100
              Re: On recursion and infinite recursion (reprise #2) Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2022-05-04 20:41 -0400
                Re: On recursion and infinite recursion (reprise #2) Mr Flibble <flibble@reddwarf.jmc> - 2022-05-05 17:47 +0100
                Re: On recursion and infinite recursion (reprise #2) olcott <polcott2@gmail.com> - 2022-05-05 16:40 -0500
                Re: On recursion and infinite recursion (reprise #2) Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2022-05-05 22:28 -0400

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