phr@lightning.Berkeley.EDU (Paul Rubin) (04/20/91)
Surely you all know the answer to this oldie. The originators of mathematical logic worried about it a lot. There is no answer! Or what would the following number be? ONE PLUS THE SMALLEST NUMBER NOT EXPRESSIBLE IN LESS THAN THIRTEEN WORDS Whatever it is, it is obviously expressible in < 13 words, giving a paradox.