A note reviewing Turing's 1936

Abstract

By closely rereading the original Turing's 1936 article, we can gain insight about that it is based on the claim to have defined a number which is not computable, arguing that there can be no machine computing the diagonal on the enumeration of the computable sequences. This article provides a careful analysis of Turing's original argument, demonstrating that it cannot be regarded as a conclusive proof. Furthermore, it shows that there is no evidence supporting the existence of a defined number that is not computable.

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