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arXiv · September 9, 2026
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This is a preprint in mathematical logic and computability theory that characterizes when language generation in the limit is possible and classifies the hierarchy of witness-size requirements. The work provides formal definitions and proofs verified in Lean, but does not engage with clinical, medical, or empirical applications and is not peer-reviewed.
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Generation is possible exactly when each target can be assigned a finite positive witness so that targets activated by any finite sample have an infinite common intersection. Countable families admit singleton witnesses; explicit families realize every finite width. A union of two families with infinite common cores requires unbounded finite witnesses.
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This is a theoretical computer science preprint presenting mathematical characterizations of language generation in the limit, with formal proofs but no empirical validation, clinical data, or application to medical or clinical practice.
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Language generation in the limit asks for valid unseen elements from every exhaustive positive presentation of an unknown infinite language. We characterize this task for arbitrary families over a countable universe. Generation is possible exactly when each target can be assigned a finite positive witness so that the targets activated by any finite sample have an infinite common intersection. The necessary direction follows from a universal normalization: a search through unconfirmed histories converts any successful generator into one depending only on the observed set. We then ask how large compatible witnesses must be. Positive separation width records the smallest uniform size bound, with two further levels for unbounded finite witnesses and the absence of any compatible finite-witness assignment. Every level occurs. Countable families admit singleton witnesses, explicit families realize every finite width, and a union of two families with infinite common cores requires unbounded finite witnesses. Finally, countable-support and finite-profile obstructions explain why local combinatorial data cannot determine generation in the limit. The characterization and full width hierarchy are checked in Lean, including the simplified normalization and a direct diagonal capture lemma. The accompanying Lean development is maintained at https://github.com/xiaoyulics/language-generation-characterization
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