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Recursive Functions (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Dean, Walter E. |
| Copyright Year | 2019 |
| Abstract | Such a definition might at first appear circular in virtue of the fact that the value of fact(x) on the left hand side is defined in terms the same function on the righthand side. However a characteristic feature of recursive definitions is that they allow for the values of functions which they describe to be calculated by successively “unwinding” the clause for x > 0 until the clause for x = 0 (the so-called base case) is reached. For instance the value of fact(4) may be calculated as follows: |
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| Language | English |
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| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
