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base cases

base cases is the plural of base case.

Meaning of base case

Noun

base case (plural base cases)

  1. The part of a recursive definition or algorithm that is not defined in terms of itself.
  2. The basis in mathematical induction, showing that a statement holds when n is equal to the lowest value that n is given in the question (usually 0 or 1).

Questions about base cases

What is base cases the plural of?
Base cases is the plural of base case.

Words near base cases in the dictionary

  1. base camp
  2. base camps
  3. base cap
  4. base caps
  5. base case
  6. base cases
  7. base character
  8. base characters
  9. base chief
  10. base chiefs
  11. base class

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