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> "your parents and your parents' ancestors" That's recursive, not circular. These are not the same thing despite being closely related. Recursive definition
by lisper 11mo ago
> "your parents and your parents' ancestors"
That's recursive, not circular. These are not the same thing despite being closely related. Recursive definitions are useful. Circular ones are not.
- ChadNauseam 11mo agoI was using the definition you gave for “circular”
- lisper 11mo agoDo you really need me to explain the distinction between "circular" and "recursive", and the nature of HN comments as an informal medium with an audience that generally does understand these things and does not need to have them explicitly called out?