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The Lévy hierarchy classifies formulas of set theory by their alternations of unbounded quantifiers, ignoring bounded quantifiers of the forms ∀x∈y and ∃x∈y.
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Delta-one formula in set theory (Δ1ZF​)

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A formula is Δ1ZF​ when ZF proves it equivalent both to a Σ1​ formula and to a Π1​ formula. Such formulas are absolute between suitable transitive models of finite fragments of ZF.

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