noun
recursive function
Technical term in computing and mathematical logic for a function defined in terms of itself.
帰納的関数は計算可能性理論の基礎である。
Recursive functions are the foundation of computability theory.
再帰関数 is a more common modern term for a recursive function in programming, while 帰納的関数 is a formal term from mathematical logic.
Compound of 帰納 (induction) + 的 (-like) + 関数 (function), calque of English 'recursive function'.