"Kleene's recursion theorem" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Kleene's recursion theorems [plural]
Etymology: Named after mathematician Stephen Cole Kleene. Head templates: {{en-prop|s}} Kleene's recursion theorem (plural Kleene's recursion theorems)
  1. (computing theory) Either of are a pair of fundamental results about the application of computable functions to their own descriptions. They can be applied to construct fixed points of certain operations on computable functions, to generate quines, and to construct functions defined via recursive definitions. Categories (topical): Theory of computing Related terms: Kleene's theorem

Inflected forms

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