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Incompleteness

/ɪn.kəmˈpliːt.nəs/
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  1. 1

    The state of being incomplete or lacking some parts.

    "The incompleteness of the report led to further investigations."
  2. 2

    In mathematics, a property of a system that cannot prove all truths about itself.

    "Gödel's incompleteness theorems demonstrate that no consistent system can be both complete and consistent."

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The term 'incompleteness' derives from the prefix 'in-' meaning 'not' and the root 'complete', which comes from the Latin 'completus', meaning 'filled up'. The concept has evolved through philosophical and mathematical contexts, particularly in relation to Gödel's incompleteness theorems in the early 20th century.

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