Exercise · ZW-CONSISTENCY-009 · ★★★ Advanced
Which statement about consistency is correct?
Choose one option.
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- A. A model can serve as evidence of relative consistency
Explanation
A model that satisfies the theory gives evidence of consistency relative to the framework in which it is built. The others confuse consistency with proving everything or with having axioms.
Review the concept: Consistency
A system \(\mathcal{S}\) is consistent if there is no formula \(\varphi\) such that \(\mathcal{S}\) proves both \(\varphi\) and \(\neg\varphi\).
\[\\neg\\exists\\varphi\\,(\\mathcal{S}\\vdash\\varphi\\wedge\\mathcal{S}\\vdash\\neg\\varphi)\]
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