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Are PA and Counting Theory synonymous\bi-interpretable?

The following question is whether $\sf PA$ is synonymous or even bi-interpretable with a theory about counting objects in finite sets. Counting Theory: $\textbf{Logic:}$ Bi-sorted first order logic ...
Zuhair Al-Johar's user avatar
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Is there a decidable theory of arithmetic with a non-collapsing quantifier hierarchy?

This question is very close to this old MSE question of mine, which is still unanswered. Is there an (ideally reasonably-natural!) expansion of the structure $(\mathbb{N};+)$ in a finite language ...
Noah Schweber's user avatar
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About synonymy relationships around these two theories?

The following question is about patterns of synonymy relationships around two theories, $T^+$ and $\sf PA$. For purposes of self inclusiveness I'll re-iterate $T$ and its extensions. $\textbf{Logic:}$ ...
Zuhair Al-Johar's user avatar