 ##  [Interpretability](/index.php/interpretability) 

  ##  [Interpretability](https://mathlogic.quantumdictionary.io/interpretability-0) 

  
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**Mathematics &amp; Logic Dictionary**

 
Definition

A formal relation between theories where one theory T is interpretable in another theory S if there exists a definable translation of the language of T into S that maps axioms of T to S‑provable formulas, thereby preserving provability and consequence of T within S.