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		ctdonath on March 21, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Inception Explained: a really cool scrolling anima... Dunno about "without", but certainly not well used. Once explained recursion to someone using a simple programming example; we stepped thru it for two hours before he got it.

harshreality on March 21, 2012 [–]

I would have thought everyone learned that concept in grade school. Is it legal to graduate someone before they understand mathematical induction?

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