Definition of a function of the natural numbers in which its value for a given value of its argument is defined in terms of its values for other arguments; definition (of a function, word, etc.) by recursion; an instance of this.
Origin
1930s; earliest use found in Mind.
Definition of recursive definition in US English:
recursive definition
noun
Computing Logic Mathematics
Definition of a function of the natural numbers in which its value for a given value of its argument is defined in terms of its values for other arguments; definition (of a function, word, etc.) by recursion; an instance of this.