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recursive definitions

recursive definitions is the plural of recursive definition.

Meaning of recursive definition

Noun

recursive definition (plural recursive definitions)

  1. A definition of a term within which the term itself appears, and that is well-founded, avoiding an infinite regress.

Questions about recursive definitions

What is recursive definitions the plural of?
Recursive definitions is the plural of recursive definition.

Words near recursive definitions in the dictionary

  1. recursive acronym
  2. recursive acronyms
  3. recursive compound word
  4. recursive compound words
  5. recursive definition
  6. recursive definitions
  7. recursive descent
  8. recursive function
  9. recursive functions
  10. recursive neural network
  11. recursive neural networks

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