recursion formula

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noun Mathematics.

a formula for determining the next term of a sequence from one or more of the preceding terms.

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Also called recurrence formula.

Origin of recursion formula

First recorded in 1925–30

Indeed, Lion Air, with 45 percent of the domestic Indonesian airline market, has swallowed the Fernandes formula whole.
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I'm just not sure that the formula continues to work for us at 50 given other uses we might have for that money.
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Methane (chemical formula CH4) is one of the simplest hydrocarbons, which literally means “containing hydrogen and carbon.”
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The formula of most of their programs has Drew doing the house hunting and Jonathan doing the design and construction.
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Then a critical change was ordered—a fuel using a new formula that was thought to be more stable and deliver more power.
Virgin Galactic’s Flight Path to Disaster: A Clash of High Risk and Hyperbole|Clive Irving|November 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The formula would be: “The pump invented—Drain a well ,” or Water raised in a hollow.
Assimilative Memory|Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)
The formula for the date of its foundation in 1636 may be thus expressed—Harvard College founded; the chum age .
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They had been in a rut long enough, and they laughed at the Colonel's formula, which nearly every child knew by heart.
The Cromptons|Mary J. Holmes
Then he spoke of the Colonel, laughing at his peculiarities, and asking if she had ever heard of the Crompton "Formula."
The Cromptons|Mary J. Holmes
We all use the formula of "your most obedient, humble servant," even when we intend anything but humility or obedience.
Notes and Queries, Number 178, March 26, 1853|Various