noun
recursive definition
Technical term in computing and mathematics; refers to a definition that references itself.
再帰的定義は、関数が自分自身を呼び出す形で書かれることが多い。
Recursive definitions are often written in a form where a function calls itself.
再帰 means 'recursion' or 'recursive' as a noun or prefix; 再帰的定義 is the full compound meaning 'recursive definition'.
Compound of 再帰 (recursion) + 的 (-like) + 定義 (definition). A modern technical term.