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Problem in computer science
In computability theory, the halting problem is the decision problem of, given an arbitrary computer program and an input, determining whether said program
Halting_problem
Concept in theoretical computer science
computable function. This has implications in computability theory, the halting problem, and complexity theory. The concept of a busy beaver was first introduced
Busy_beaver
Halting probability of a random computer program
one could calculate the halting problem for all programs of a size up to N. Let the program p for which the halting problem is to be solved be N bits
Chaitin's_constant
Theorem in computability theory
for every program. The theorem generalizes the undecidability of the halting problem. It has far-reaching implications on the feasibility of static analysis
Rice's_theorem
Yes-or-no question that cannot ever be solved by a computer
an algorithm that always leads to a correct yes-or-no answer. The halting problem is an example: it can be proven that there is no algorithm that correctly
Undecidable_problem
Philosophical idea of things impossible to know
include the limits of knowledge, ignorabimus, unknown unknowns, the halting problem, and chaos theory. Nicholas Rescher provides the most recent focused
Unknowability
Complexity class
that the halting problem is NP-hard but not NP-complete. For example, the Boolean satisfiability problem can be reduced to the halting problem by transforming
NP-hardness
Abstract machine used to study decision problems
complexity class, or it can even be an undecidable problem such as the halting problem. If another problem R ′ {\displaystyle R'} is reducible to R
Oracle_machine
Study of computable functions and Turing degrees
the terminology. Not every set of natural numbers is computable. The halting problem, which is the set of (descriptions of) Turing machines that halt on
Computability_theory
Ability to solve a problem by an effective procedure
is not recursive. The halting problem is therefore called non-computable or undecidable. An extension of the halting problem is called Rice's theorem
Computability
Deterministic model of computation
t)} time. This version of the halting problem is among the simplest, most-easily described undecidable decision problems: Given an arbitrary positive integer
Tag_system
Yes/no problem in computer science
accordingly. Some of the most important problems in mathematics are undecidable, e.g. the halting problem. The field of computational complexity theory
Decision_problem
computational limitations does Turing's Halting Problem imply? What are the philosophical consequences of the P vs NP problem? What is information? How do ethics
Philosophy of computer science
Philosophy_of_computer_science
Measure of algorithmic complexity
Cantor's diagonal argument, Gödel's incompleteness theorem, and Turing's halting problem. In particular, no program P computing a lower bound for each text's
Kolmogorov_complexity
Computational problems no algorithm can solve
undecidable in ZFC. The halting problem (determining whether a Turing machine halts on a given input) and the mortality problem (determining whether it
List_of_undecidable_problems
Computation model defining an abstract machine
whether M will eventually produce s. This is due to the fact that the halting problem is unsolvable, which has major implications for the theoretical limits
Turing_machine
Unsolved problem in computer science
Hence, the problem is known to need more than exponential run time. Even more difficult are the undecidable problems, such as the halting problem. They cannot
P_versus_NP_problem
termination analysis utilizes this principle in order to solve the universal halting problem for a certain class of programs. When applied to general programs,
Size-change termination principle
Size-change_termination_principle
Open problem on 3x+1 and x/2 functions
proved that the problem Given g and n, does the sequence of iterates gk(n) reach 1? is undecidable, by representing the halting problem in this way. Closer
Collatz_conjecture
Models of computation
not Turing-computable. For example, a machine that could solve the halting problem would be a hypercomputer; so too would one that could correctly evaluate
Hypercomputation
Undecidable decision problem introduced by Emil Post
correspondence problem is an undecidable decision problem that was introduced by Emil Post in 1946. Because it is simpler than the halting problem and the
Post_correspondence_problem
Limitative results in mathematical logic
unsolvable, and Turing's theorem that there is no algorithm to solve the halting problem. The incompleteness theorems apply to formal systems that are of sufficient
Gödel's incompleteness theorems
Gödel's_incompleteness_theorems
Ability of a computing system to simulate Turing machines
instance, the tape might contain the solution to the halting problem or some other Turing-undecidable problem. Such an infinite tape of data is called a Turing
Turing_completeness
Numbers that arise in the theory of Turing machines
play a key role in Alan Turing's proof of the undecidability of the halting problem, and are very useful in reasoning about Turing machines as well. Say
Description_number
Impossible task in computing
method' that decides whether any given Turing machine halts or not (the halting problem). If 'algorithm' is understood as meaning a method that can be represented
Entscheidungsproblem
Determination of whether a given program halts for each input
input program computes a total function. It is closely related to the halting problem, which is to determine whether a given program halts for a given input
Termination_analysis
Problem that can be possibly solved via mathematics
are so-called undecidable problems, such as the halting problem for Turing machines. Some well-known difficult abstract problems that have been solved relatively
Mathematical_problem
Programming idiom
whether a computer program contains an infinite loop or not; this is the halting problem. An infinite loop is a sequence of instructions in a computer program
Infinite_loop
String rewriting system
decision problem is undecidable. However, that there is some Turing machine with undecidable halting problem means that the halting problem for a universal
Semi-Thue_system
American mathematician and computer scientist (1903–1995)
result preceded Alan Turing's work on the halting problem, which also demonstrated the existence of a problem unsolvable by mechanical means. Upon hearing
Alonzo_Church
types. The halting problem is not in ExpGenP for any model of Turing machine, The Post correspondence problem is in ExpGenP. The decision problem for Presburger
Generic-case_complexity
Problem a computer might be able to solve
factors of n. An example of a computational problem without a solution is the Halting problem. Computational problems are one of the main objects of study in
Computational_problem
Analysis of computer programs without executing them
and abstract interpretation. By a straightforward reduction to the halting problem, it is possible to prove that (for any Turing complete language), finding
Static_program_analysis
Complexity class
the halting problem. "NP-complete problems are difficult because there are so many different solutions." On the one hand, there are many problems that
NP-completeness
Control flow construct for executing code repeatedly
called infinite loops. The problem of determining whether a program contains an infinite loop is known as the halting problem. A conditional loop (also
Loop_(statement)
Academic subfield of computer science
concrete problem that is both easy to formulate and impossible to solve using a Turing machine. Much of computability theory builds on the halting problem result
Theory_of_computation
Any type of calculation
well-defined characterisation under this definition. This includes the halting problem and the busy beaver game. It remains an open question as to whether
Computation
Basic framework of mathematics
theorem. 1936: Alan Turing proved that a general algorithm to solve the halting problem for all possible program-input pairs cannot exist. 1938: Gödel proved
Foundations_of_mathematics
Logical connective AND
paradox Cantor's theorem – paradox – diagonal argument Compactness Halting problem Lindström's Löwenheim–Skolem Russell's paradox Logics Traditional Classical
Logical_conjunction
Quality of an algorithm being correct with respect to a specification
proof (termination proof) can never be fully automated, since the halting problem is undecidable. For example, successively searching through the positive
Correctness (computer science)
Correctness_(computer_science)
Class of mathematical problems
discrete, tree based, calculation of the optimal time to exercise. Halting problem Markov decision process Optional stopping theorem Prophet inequality
Optimal_stopping
Complexity class used to classify decision problems
Unsolved problem in computer science P = ? N P {\displaystyle {\mathsf {P\ {\overset {?}{=}}\ NP}}} More unsolved problems in computer science In
NP_(complexity)
Turing machine that halts for any input
determining whether it is a decider is an undecidable problem. This is a variant of the halting problem, which asks for whether a Turing machine halts on
Decider_(Turing_machine)
Proposition in mathematical logic
problems in set theory, and establishing its truth or falsehood was the first of Hilbert's 23 problems presented in 1900. The answer to this problem is
Continuum_hypothesis
Category of mathematical proof
that there are problems that cannot be solved in general by any algorithm, with one of the more prominent ones being the halting problem. Gödel's incompleteness
Proof_of_impossibility
Covering by shapes without overlaps or gaps
only if, the Turing machine does not halt. Since the halting problem is undecidable, the problem of deciding whether a Wang domino set can tile the plane
Tessellation
System with multiple networked computers
solves a given problem. A complementary research problem is studying the properties of a given distributed system. The halting problem is an analogous
Distributed_computing
Argument that leads to a logical absurdity
the condition is not acceptable, as it would allow us to solve the Halting problem. To see how, consider the statement H(M) stating "Turing machine M
Reductio_ad_absurdum
Topics referred to by the same term
Gödel's first incompleteness theorem Tarski's undefinability theorem Halting problem Kleene's recursion theorem Lawvere's fixed-point theorem (categorical
Diagonal_argument
Paradox in set theory
Gottlob Frege of the paradox in Frege's 1879 Begriffsschrift and framed the problem in terms of both logic and set theory, and in particular in terms of Frege's
Russell's_paradox
Mathematical logic concept
computably enumerable (cf. picture for a fixed x). This set encodes the halting problem as it describes the input parameters for which each Turing machine
Computably_enumerable_set
Two-dimensional cellular automaton
Turing-complete and may therefore execute arbitrary programs. By the halting problem it is undecidable whether an arbitrary program executed in the Game
Conway's_Game_of_Life
computability theory, the mortality problem is a decision problem related to the halting problem. For Turing machines, the halting problem can be stated as follows:
Mortality (computability theory)
Mortality_(computability_theory)
Gödel's incompleteness theorem Group (mathematics) Halting problem insolubility of the halting problem Harmonic series (mathematics) divergence of the (standard)
List_of_mathematical_proofs
Type of logical system
between the unsolvability of the decision problem for first-order logic and the unsolvability of the halting problem. There are systems weaker than full first-order
First-order_logic
Hypothetical computational model
than classical Turing machines, based on their ability to solve the halting problem for classical Turing machines. Cristian Calude and Ludwig Staiger present
Zeno_machine
Subfield of mathematics
unsolvable. Turing proved this by establishing the unsolvability of the halting problem, a result with far-ranging implications in both recursion theory and
Mathematical_logic
English computer scientist (1912–1954)
prove that there was no solution to the decision problem by first showing that the halting problem for Turing machines is undecidable: it is not possible
Alan_Turing
Cosmological theory
predictable by a halting program, due to the undecidability of the halting problem. In response, Tegmark notes that a constructive mathematics formalized
Mathematical universe hypothesis
Mathematical_universe_hypothesis
Hypothetical group of multiple universes
predictable by a halting program, due to the undecidability of the halting problem. He also explicitly discusses the more restricted ensemble of quickly
Multiverse
Section of code in a program that can never be executed
Oxbow code Halting problem – the general problem of determining whether a piece of code is unreachable is at least as hard as the halting problem and hence
Unreachable_code
Consistency of the axioms of arithmetic
In mathematics, Hilbert's second problem was posed by David Hilbert in 1900 as one of his 23 problems. It asks for a proof that arithmetic is consistent
Hilbert's_second_problem
Symbolic description of a mathematical object
well-defined characterisation under this definition. This includes the halting problem and the busy beaver game. It remains an open question as to whether
Expression_(mathematics)
Branch of mathematics that studies sets
independent of ZFC, requiring stronger axioms for their proof. A famous problem is the normal Moore space question, a question in general topology that
Set_theory
Real number that can be computed within arbitrary precision
including: any number that encodes the solution of the halting problem (or any other undecidable problem) according to a chosen encoding scheme. Chaitin's
Computable_number
Type of Turing reduction
enumerable problems. Thus the halting problem is r.e. complete. Note that it is not the only r.e. complete problem. The specialized halting problem for an
Many-one_reduction
Study of computation
given computer program will eventually finish or run forever (the Halting problem). "What is Computer Science?". Department of Computer Science, University
Computer_science
Square tiles with a color on each edge
the halting problem (the problem of testing whether a Turing machine eventually halts) then implies the undecidability of Wang's tiling problem. Combining
Wang_tile
Proof in set theory
objects. For example, the conventional proof of the unsolvability of the halting problem is essentially a diagonal argument. Also, diagonalization was originally
Cantor's_diagonal_argument
Interpreted programming language first released in 1987
need to decide the halting problem in order to complete parsing in every case. It is a longstanding result that the halting problem is undecidable, and
Perl
Branch of mathematics
classification of finitely presented groups. By the word problem for groups, which is equivalent to the halting problem, it is impossible to classify such groups, so
Differential_topology
The emptiness problem is undecidable for context-sensitive grammars, a fact that follows from the undecidability of the halting problem. It is, however
Emptiness_problem
Statement that is taken to be true
still exist but their properties would still be more disturbing than the problems they try to solve). This does not mean that the conceptual framework of
Axiom
Contractual transaction on a decentralized platform
executed by the Ethereum Virtual Machine. Due to the halting problem and other security problems, Turing-completeness is considered to be a risk and is
Smart_contract
Thesis on the nature of computability
before halting, when run with no input. Finding an upper bound on the busy beaver function is equivalent to solving the halting problem, a problem known
Church–Turing_thesis
Colloquial version of Russell's paradox
{\displaystyle \bot } Cantor's theorem Gödel's incompleteness theorems Halting problem List of paradoxes Self-reference List of self–referential paradoxes
Barber_paradox
In logic, a statement which is always true
period. The problem of determining whether there is any valuation that makes a formula true is the Boolean satisfiability problem; the problem of checking
Tautology_(logic)
Collection of mathematical objects
characterized by the formula. There are several ways for avoiding the problem. One may prove that the formula defines a set; this is often almost immediate
Set_(mathematics)
English mathematician, mathematical physicist (born 1931)
transcends formal logic because factors such as the insolubility of the halting problem and Gödel's incompleteness theorem prevent an algorithmically based
Roger_Penrose
Transformation of one computational problem to another
function. In particular, we often show that a problem A is undecidable by showing that the halting problem reduces to A. The complexity classes P, NP and
Reduction_(complexity)
Infinite cardinal number
paradox Cantor's theorem – paradox – diagonal argument Compactness Halting problem Lindström's Löwenheim–Skolem Russell's paradox Logics Traditional Classical
Aleph_number
Theorem implying that no algorithm can optimally perform a task done by humans
provably perfect size-optimizing compiler would imply a solution to the halting problem, which cannot exist. This also implies that there may always be a better
Full-employment_theorem
Validating the behavior of isolated source code
execution path in any but the most trivial programs. This problem is a superset of the halting problem, which is undecidable. The same is true for unit testing
Unit_testing
Computer hardware technology that uses quantum mechanics
This means that quantum computers cannot solve undecidable problems like the halting problem, and the existence of quantum computers does not disprove
Quantum_computing
Method of deriving conclusions
for deciding what is true and false. Paraconsistent logics solve this problem by modifying the rules of inference in such a way that the principle of
Rule_of_inference
Subfield of automated reasoning and mathematical logic
logic, the problem of deciding the validity of a formula varies from trivial to impossible. For the common case of propositional logic, the problem is decidable
Automated_theorem_proving
Process of repeating items in a self-similar way
optimization problem in recursive form. The key result in dynamic programming is the Bellman equation, which writes the value of the optimization problem at an
Recursion
Type of set in mathematics
are all superlow, i.e. sets whose Turing jump is computable from the Halting problem, and form a Turing ideal, i.e. class of sets closed under Turing join
K-trivial_set
Any one of the distinct objects that make up a set in set theory
paradox Cantor's theorem – paradox – diagonal argument Compactness Halting problem Lindström's Löwenheim–Skolem Russell's paradox Logics Traditional Classical
Element_of_a_set
Technique used in computer science
locking. A lot of confusion revolves around the halting problem. But this logic does not solve the halting problem because the conditions in which locking occurs
Deadlock prevention algorithms
Deadlock_prevention_algorithms
Ordered listing of items in collection
enumeration of the halting set, but not one that lists the elements in an increasing ordering. If there were one, then the halting set would be decidable
Enumeration
Set of all things that may be the input of a mathematical function
open connected subset of R n {\displaystyle \mathbb {R} ^{n}} where a problem is posed, making it both an analysis-style domain and also the domain of
Domain_of_a_function
Mathematical problem
In mathematical logic, Tarski's high school algebra problem was a question posed by Alfred Tarski. It asks whether there are identities involving addition
Tarski's high school algebra problem
Tarski's_high_school_algebra_problem
Set whose elements all belong to another set
displaying short descriptions of redirect targets Subset sum problem – Decision problem in computer science Subsumptive containment – System of elements
Subset
Logical principle
profound effect on Hilbert. Reid indicates that Hilbert's second problem (one of Hilbert's problems from the Second International Conference in Paris in 1900)
Law_of_excluded_middle
Logical incompatibility between two or more propositions
of postulates] a new definition must be given. Post's solution to the problem is described in the demonstration "An Example of a Successful Absolute
Contradiction
Sentence, idea or formula that refers to itself
because it cannot prove some truths about its own structure. The halting problem equivalent, in computation theory, shows that there is always some
Self-reference
Mathematical function that can be computed by a program
Similarly, most subsets of the natural numbers are not computable. The halting problem was the first such set to be constructed. The Entscheidungsproblem
Computable_function
Post's problem. Post had to prove two things in order to obtain his result: that the simple set A is not computable, and that the K, the halting problem, does
Simple_set
Number of arguments required by a function
paradox Cantor's theorem – paradox – diagonal argument Compactness Halting problem Lindström's Löwenheim–Skolem Russell's paradox Logics Traditional Classical
Arity
HALTING PROBLEM
HALTING PROBLEM
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from an Old English hamming ‘dweller on a patch of land edged by water or marshland’, from Old English hamm (see Hamm) + the suffix -ing(as), denoting association with a person or place.
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly southern England and South Wales) and Irish
English (mainly southern England and South Wales) and Irish : from the Old English personal name Hearding, originally a patronymic from Hard 1. The surname was first taken to Ireland in the 15th century, and more families of the name settled there 200 years later in Tipperary and surrounding counties.North German and Dutch : patronymic from a short form of any of the various Germanic compound personal names beginning with hard ‘hardy’, ‘brave’, ‘strong’.Warren Gamaliel Harding (1865–1923), the 29th president of the U.S., was born on a farm in OH, of English and Scottish stock on his father’s side. Early American bearers of this very common name include Joseph Harding who died at Plymouth in 1633. His great-great grandson Seth was a naval officer during the American Revolution.
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly Yorkshire)
English (chiefly Yorkshire) : topographic name for someone who lived by a holly tree, variant of Hollen.German : habitational name from any of several places so named.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : habitational name from Hastings, a place in Sussex, on the south coast of England, near which the English army was defeated by the Normans in 1066. It is named from Old English HÇ£stingas ‘people of HÇ£sta’. The surname was taken to Scotland under William the Lion in the latter part of the 12th century. It also assimilated some instances of the native Scottish surname Harestane (see Hairston).English : variant of Hasting.Irish (Connacht) : shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hOistÃn ‘descendant of OistÃn’, the Gaelic form of Augustine (see Austin).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Healing in northeastern Lincolnshire, named in Old English as ‘(settlement of) the family or followers of Hægel’ (an unattested Old English personal name).English : variant of Hillian.German and Dutch : nickname from Middle Low German hellin, Middle Dutch hellinc, hallinc ‘halfpenny’. Compare Helbling.German : habitational name from any of various places named Helling or Hellingen.
Biblical
hasting; holding peace
Boy/Male
Biblical
Passing over, halting.
Biblical
rib; side; halting
Boy/Male
Biblical
Hasting, holding peace.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Hamlin.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from (East, South, and, formerly, West) Harting in West Sussex, named with an unattested Old English byname Heort ‘hart’ + -ingas, a suffix denoting ‘family, dependants, or followers’.North German (also Härting) : patronymic from Hart or Hardt 2.German : habitational name from any of several places so named in Bavaria or from Hartingen, near Diepholz, Lower Saxony.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Holden.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Harlin.English : habitational name from East Harling in Norfolk, named in Old English as ‘(settlement of) Herela’s people’.North German and Frisian : habitational name from the marsh area Harling in East Friesland or from the port of Harlingen in West Friesland.German (Härling) : nickname for an immature person, from Old High German herling ‘(sour) grape harvested before maturity’.
Surname or Lastname
English (Gloucestershire)
English (Gloucestershire) : habitational name from Hawling in Gloucestershire or possibly from Halling in Kent. Halling was named in Old English as ‘family or followers of a man called Heall’; Hawling may have the same etymology or it may have meant ‘people from Hallow’ (a place in Worcestershire named in Old English with halh + haga ‘enclosure’), or ‘people at the nook of land’, Old English halh (see Hale 1).German : variant of Häling (see Haling).
Biblical
passing over; halting
Girl/Female
Biblical
Rib, side, halting.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : habitational name, possibly from Dalling in Norfolk, which was named in Old English as ‘the place of the people (-inga-) of Dall(a)’.
Surname or Lastname
English (Lancashire)
English (Lancashire) : habitational name from Hacking in Lancashire, the name of which is of uncertain origin. Early forms appear with the definite article, and the name may represent an Old English term for a fish weir, a derivative of hæcc ‘hatch’, ‘low gate’, or haca ‘hook’.
Male
English
English surname transferred to forename use, from a form of the Old English surname Hearding, from heard, HARDING means "brave, hardy, strong."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name from Old English hunting, a derivative of huntian ‘to hunt’.
HALTING PROBLEM
HALTING PROBLEM
Boy/Male
Muslim
King
Boy/Male
American, British, English
Energetic; Active
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Tamil
A Jem; One in Nav Rathna Jems; Lord Krishna
Girl/Female
Indian, Sanskrit
Well Behaved
Girl/Female
Muslim
Inlet, Bay, Gulf
Boy/Male
Tamil
Flower
Boy/Male
English Scandinavian American
Medieval given name from Scandinavian mythology. Also English surname referring to a water crossing.
Boy/Male
Indian, Tamil
Pearl God; Lord Murugan
Female
Spanish
Spanish form of Latin Viatrix, BEATRIZ means "voyager (through life)."
Boy/Male
Muslim
Servant of the honored
HALTING PROBLEM
HALTING PROBLEM
HALTING PROBLEM
HALTING PROBLEM
HALTING PROBLEM
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Hail
a.
Darting beams of light; casting light in rays; flashing; coruscating.
n.
A halting place.
a.
Suspended from above; pendent; as, hanging shelves.
a.
Adapted for sustaining a hanging object; as, the hanging post of a gate, the post which holds the hinges.
n.
Falter; halting; hesitation.
n.
A darting away; a starting off or aside.
n.
The act of casting off, or that which is cast off, as skin, feathers, excrement, etc.
a.
Lame; halting.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Halt
a.
Speaking in a whining tone of voice; using technical or religious terms affectedly; affectedly pious; as, a canting rogue; a canting tone.
n.
Cotton in sheets, prepared for use in making quilts, etc.; as, cotton batting.
adv.
In a halting or limping manner.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Salt
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Malt
n.
A hound for baiting or hunting bears.
n.
That which is cast in a mold; esp. the mass of metal so cast; as, a casting in iron; bronze casting.
n.
A salt marsh.
n.
The process of making, or of becoming malt.
n.
The act of sprinkling, impregnating, or furnishing, with salt.