kleene's recursion theorem

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What does kleene's recursion theorem mean?

Either of are a pair of fundamental results about the application of computable functions to their own descriptions. They can be applied to construct fixed points of certain operations on computable functions, to generate quines, and to construct functions defined via recursive definitions.

Where does kleene's recursion theorem come from?

Named after mathematician Stephen Cole Kleene.

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