recursive definition

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   (mathematics) a definition of a function from which values of the function can be calculated in a finite number of steps

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   mathematics

Questions about recursive definition

What does recursive definition mean?

recursive definition means "(mathematics) a definition of a function from which values of the function can be calculated in a finite number of steps".

Is recursive definition a common word?

recursive definition is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.