arithmetical hierarchy

English

Noun

arithmetical hierarchy (plural arithmetical hierarchies)

1. (logic) A hierarchy which classifies the complexity of first-order formulae (and sets defined by them) based on the number of alternations between series of unbounded existential quantifiers and universal quantifiers.

Synonyms

• arithmetic hierarchy
• Kleene hierarchy
• Kleene-Mostowski hierarchy

Translations

Translations

• Finnish: aritmeettinen hierarkia
• German: arithmetische Hierarchie f
• Polish: hierarchia arytmetyczna f