Provably Total Functions of Arithmetic with Basic Terms
Abstract
A new characterization of provably recursive functions of first-order arithmetic is described. Its main feature is using only terms consisting of 0, the successor S and variables in the quantifier rules, namely, universal elimination and existential introduction.
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