XPost: sci.math, comp.theory   
   From: polcott333@gmail.com   
      
   On 12/14/2025 6:45 PM, Python wrote:   
   > Le 15/12/2025 à 01:31, olcott a écrit :   
   >> Whenever any textbook says that a halt decider   
   >> must compute halting for machine M on input w   
   >> is it wrong. At best it only computes the halting   
   >> of M/w through the proxy of finite strings ⟨M⟩/w.   
   >>   
   >> Turing machine deciders compute the mapping from   
   >> input finite strings to an accept or reject value   
   >> by some criterion measure.   
   >>   
   >> Turing machine halt deciders compute the mapping   
   >> from input finite strings to a halt status on the   
   >> basis of the behavior that these finite strings   
   >> inputs actually specify.   
   >   
   > You cannot post this without KNOWING that you are lying.   
      
   To the best of my knowledge the above is infallibly   
   correct. Tristan did find a grammatical error in   
   an earlier version.   
      
   If you think there is an error, then please point it out.   
      
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