 ##  [Limitative Barrier](/index.php/limitative-barrier) 

  ##  [Limitative Barrier](https://mathlogic.quantumdictionary.io/limitative-barrier-0) 

  
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**Mathematics &amp; Logic Dictionary**

 
Definition

A fundamental restriction inherent to sufficiently expressive formal systems that prevents achieving certain goals — such as complete self-description, absolute decidability for all well-formed statements, or uniform definability of truth — regardless of engineering effort within that system.