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Replying to @Plinz
Hey Joscha, met you on 35C3. Now my question: what would be the difference between Recursion and Infinite regress. Formally.
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Replying to @Nd1C4
I'd rather stay informally here and say that an infinite regress happens when a recursion (a self referencing function) has no stopping condition.
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Replying to @Plinz
So, is a stopping condition fundamental to a recursion? If not, does recursion equals infinite regress?
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Replying to @Nd1C4
No, a stopping condition is not fundamental, but if you make a recursive definition you usually make sure to provide one, because otherwise it's turtles all the way down.
12:17 AM - 26 Jan 2019
from Cambridge, MA
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