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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) :   [ foldoc ]

  recursive definition
       
          See recursive definition.
       
       

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

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

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  recursive definition
     n.
     (lb en semantics) A definition of a term within which the term itself
  appears, and that is well-founded, avoiding an infinite regress.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  recursive definition
     n.
     (lb en semantics) A definition of a term within which the term itself
  appears, and that is well-founded, avoiding an infinite regress.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  recursive definition
     n.
     (lb en semantics) A definition of a term within which the term itself
  appears, and that is well-founded, avoiding an infinite regress.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  recursive definition
     n.
     (lb en semantics) A definition of a term within which the term itself
  appears, and that is well-founded, avoiding an infinite regress.

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