Goodstein's Theorem is a statement in mathematical logic that asserts that every Goodstein sequence eventually terminates at zero, despite the fact that the terms of these sequences grow extremely large before they do. This theorem is notable because it is an example of a statement that can be proven to be true using transfinite induction but cannot be proven within Peano arithmetic, highlighting the limitations of formal systems in capturing all mathematical truths.
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