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mathematical induction

noun

Definitions

  1. A method of proof which, in terms of a predicate P, could be stated as

    A method of proof which, in terms of a predicate P, could be stated as: if P(0) is true and if for any natural number n>0, P(n) implies P(n+1), then P(n) is true for any natural number n.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

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

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