"base case" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: base cases [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} base case (plural base cases)
  1. The part of a recursive definition or algorithm that is not defined in terms of itself.
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  2. The basis in mathematical induction, showing that a statement holds when n is equal to the lowest value that n is given in the question (usually 0 or 1).
    Sense id: en-base_case-en-noun-gXG8R14R Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 60

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