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From: olcott <polcott333@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: How do computations actually work?
Date: Sat, 24 May 2025 10:18:57 -0500
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On 5/24/2025 2:47 AM, Mikko wrote:
> On 2025-05-23 02:47:40 +0000, olcott changed the subject to
>> How do computations actually work?
> 
> Each computation works differently. It does not matter how it works as
> long as there are instructions that fully specify how that computation
> shall be performed.
> 

All termination analyzers are required to report on the
behavior that their input finite string specifies.

int main()
{
   DD(); // the HHH that DD calls cannot report on the
}       // behavior of its caller. That is just not
         // the way that these things work.

int sum(int x int y) { return x + y; }
computes the sum of its inputs according to the rules of arithmetic.

Does not compute any function
int sum(int x int y) { return 5; }

Does not compute the function of sum correctly.
int sum(int x int y) { x + x; }

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