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adjective
- Drawing upon itself; as, the recursive nature of stories which borrow from each other
- (mathematics) (uncomparable) of an expression, each term of which is determined by applying a formula to preceding terms
- (computing) (uncomparable) of a program or function that calls itself
- Example: the factorial function -
- : f(0) = 1
- : f(n) = n x f(n-1) for any natural number where n > 0
- (comptheory) (uncomparable) (Of a function) which can be computed by a theoretical model of a computer, in a finite amount of time
- (comptheory) (uncomparable) (Of a set) whose characteristic function is recursive (4)
Translations: - Dutch: recursief, recursieve
- French: récursif
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