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   olcott to All   
   The exact meaning of these exact words p   
   30 Dec 25 22:21:51   
   
   XPost: comp.theory, sci.logic, sci.math   
   From: polcott333@gmail.com   
      
   A Turing-machine decider is a Turing machine D that   
   computes a total function D :  Σ∗ → {Accept,Reject},   
   where Σ∗ is the set of all finite strings over the   
   input alphabet. That is:   
      
   1. Totality: For every finite string input w ∈ Σ∗,   
   D halts and outputs either Accept or Reject.   
      
   Is simplified to this barest essence across all models of computation   
   All deciders essentially: Transform finite string   
   inputs by finite string transformation rules into   
   {Accept, Reject} values.   
      
   Anything that cannot be derived from actual finite string   
   inputs is not computable and outside the scope of computation.   
      
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