completeness theorem for first-order logic

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The completeness theorem for first-order logic is a fundamental result in mathematical logic, proved by Kurt Gödel, which states that every logically valid first-order formula is provable from the axioms of first-order logic.

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instanceOf mathematical theorem ⓘ
metalogical theorem ⓘ
result in mathematical logic ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Gödel's completeness theorem ⓘ
appliesTo classical first-order logic ⓘ
first-order logic ⓘ
assumes standard Tarskian semantics for first-order logic ⓘ
author Kurt Gödel ⓘ
clarifies limits of first-order formalization ⓘ
concerns relationship between semantic consequence and syntactic provability ⓘ
contrastsWith incompleteness theorems ⓘ
dependsOn soundness of the deductive system ⓘ
doesNotApplyTo full second-order logic ⓘ
equivalentlyStates if a formula is not provable then there exists a model in which the formula is false ⓘ
semantic consequence coincides with syntactic derivability for first-order logic ⓘ
field mathematical logic ⓘ
model theory ⓘ
proof theory ⓘ
historicalContext Hilbert program ⓘ
linked to: Hilbert’s program
implies Löwenheim–Skolem theorem (via additional arguments) ⓘ
compactness theorem for first-order logic ⓘ
sound and complete proof systems exist for first-order logic ⓘ
influenced development of modern logic ⓘ
formal semantics in logic ⓘ
logical foundations of computer science ⓘ
isCornerstoneOf axiomatic method in mathematics ⓘ
model theory ⓘ
laterProofMethod Henkin construction ⓘ
canonical model construction ⓘ
sequent calculus proofs ⓘ
tableau methods ⓘ
originalProofMethod reduction to Skolem normal form and construction of a countable model ⓘ
presentedAt Königsberg conference 1930 ⓘ
relatesConcept deductive systems ⓘ
logical validity ⓘ
models ⓘ
provability ⓘ
requires effective deductive calculus for first-order logic ⓘ
shows all first-order validities are recursively enumerable ⓘ
states every logically valid first-order formula is provable from the axioms of first-order logic ⓘ
if a formula is true in every model then it has a formal proof from the axioms and rules of first-order logic ⓘ
usedIn automated theorem proving ⓘ
formal verification ⓘ
foundations of mathematics ⓘ
yearProved 1929 ⓘ
yearPublished 1930 ⓘ

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Kurt Gödel → notableWork → completeness theorem for first-order logic ⓘ
completeness theorem for first-order logic → alsoKnownAs → Gödel's completeness theorem ⓘ
linked to: completeness theorem for first-order logic
Herbrand's theorem → relatedTo → compactness theorem ⓘ
linked to: completeness theorem for first-order logic
Herbrand's theorem → relatedTo → Gödel's completeness theorem ⓘ
linked to: completeness theorem for first-order logic
Henkin construction → relatedTo → Gödel completeness theorem ⓘ
linked to: completeness theorem for first-order logic