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   Message 57,985 of 59,235   
   olcott to Kaz Kylheku   
   Re: Conventional notion of the HP diagon   
   03 Oct 25 17:01:50   
   
   XPost: comp.theory, comp.lang.c++, comp.lang.c   
   From: polcott333@gmail.com   
      
   On 10/3/2025 4:50 PM, Kaz Kylheku wrote:   
   > On 2025-10-03, olcott  wrote:   
   >> This concept must be named or it cannot   
   >> be referenced. I must reference it.   
   >> It must be a simple and accurate name.   
   >>   
   >> WTF would you call it?   
   >>   
   >> The set of H/P pairs such that:   
   >> For decider H and input P   
   >> If H says halts then P loops   
   >> If H says loops then P halts   
   >> making H(P) always incorrect.   
   >   
   > This is not /your/ concept; it is something you should have   
   > understood properly 20 years ago.   
   >   
      
   I did understand that 22 years ago by the   
   conventional long winded form.   
      
   *Here is the less clumsy rewrite*   
      
   For the set of H/P pairs of   
   decider H and input P:   
   If H says halts then P loops   
   If H says loops then P halts   
   making H(P) always incorrect.   
      
      
      
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