 ##  [Tarski's Undefinability Theorem](/tarskis-undefinability-theorem) 

  ##  [Tarski's Undefinability Theorem](https://mathlogic.quantumdictionary.io/tarskis-undefinability-theorem-0) 

  
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**Mathematics &amp; Logic Dictionary**

 
Definition

A formal result that no sufficiently expressive formal language (for example, one that can represent basic arithmetic) can contain a formula that correctly and uniformly defines the truth predicate for sentences of that same language.