"semi-decidable" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From semi- + decidable. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|semi|decidable}} semi- + decidable Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} semi-decidable (not comparable)
  1. (computing theory) Of a set, such that there is a deterministic algorithm such that (a) if an element is a member of the set, the algorithm halts with the result "positive", and (b) if an element is not a member of the set, (i) the algorithm does not halt, or (ii) if it does, then with the result "negative". Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Theory of computing Synonyms: recursively enumerable, semidecidable

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