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primitive recursion

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.62 in modern English

Syllables
prim-i-tive re-cur-sion
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Recursion to a fixed depth.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The operator ρ, that creates a new function from two functions g, and h, such that

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

primitive recursions (plural)

Phrases

primitive recursive

Frequently Paired Words

primitive recursive recursion

Questions

What does primitive recursion mean?
Recursion to a fixed depth.

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