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  • 1recursive — A procedure that is applied once, and then applied to the result of that application, and so on. A recursive definition (definition by induction) defines the result of some operation for 0, and then the result for any number n + 1 in terms of the …

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  • 2Recursive set — In computability theory, a set of natural numbers is called recursive, computable or decidable if there is an algorithm which terminates after a finite amount of time and correctly decides whether or not a given number belongs to the set. A more… …

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  • 3Recursive languages and sets — This article is a temporary experiment to see whether it is feasible and desirable to merge the articles Recursive set, Recursive language, Decidable language, Decidable problem and Undecidable problem. Input on how best to do this is very much… …

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  • 4Number — For other uses, see Numbers (disambiguation). A number is a mathematical object used to count and measure. In mathematics, the definition of number has been extended over the years to include such numbers as zero, negative numbers, rational… …

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  • 5number game — Introduction       any of various puzzles and games that involve aspects of mathematics.       Mathematical recreations comprise puzzles and games that vary from naive amusements to sophisticated problems, some of which have never been solved.… …

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  • 6Recursive type — In computer programming languages, a recursive type is a data type for values that may contain other values of the same type.An example is the list type, in Haskell: data List a = Nil | Cons a (List a) This indicates that a list of a s is either… …

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  • 7Μ-recursive function — In mathematical logic and computer science, the μ recursive functions are a class of partial functions from natural numbers to natural numbers which are computable in an intuitive sense. In fact, in computability theory it is shown that the μ… …

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  • 8Primitive recursive function — The primitive recursive functions are defined using primitive recursion and composition as central operations and are a strict subset of the recursive functions (recursive functions are also known as computable functions). The term was coined by… …

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  • 9μ-recursive function — In mathematical logic and computer science, the μ recursive functions are a class of partial functions from natural numbers to natural numbers which are computable in an intuitive sense. In fact, in computability theory it is shown that the μ… …

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  • 10Bernoulli number — In mathematics, the Bernoulli numbers Bn are a sequence of rational numbers with deep connections to number theory. They are closely related to the values of the Riemann zeta function at negative integers. There are several conventions for… …

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