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base case

noun

Definitions

  1. The part of a recursive definition or algorithm that is not defined in terms of itself.

  2. The basis in mathematical induction, showing that a statement holds when n is equal to…

    The basis in mathematical induction, showing that a statement holds when n is equal to the lowest value that n is given in the question (usually 0 or 1).

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for base case. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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