"Rosser's trick" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Introduced by J. Barkley Rosser in 1936. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Rosser's trick
  1. (mathematics) A method for proving Gödel's incompleteness theorems without the assumption that the theory being considered is ω-consistent. While Gödel's original proof uses a sentence that states (informally) "This sentence is not provable", Rosser's trick uses a formula that says "If this sentence is provable, there is a shorter proof of its negation". Wikipedia link: Rosser's trick Categories (topical): Mathematics
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