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A genera l method f o r the i n f e r e n c e of r e c u r s i v e f u n c t i o n s (programs) from examp les o f computa t ions i s d e s c r i b e d . I t i s based on the so c a l l e d a l g e b r a i c semant ics of r e c u r s i v e program schemes and in t h i s paper main ly a p p l i e d to the r e p r e s e n t a t i o n and i n d u c t i o n o f i n f i n i t e concepts and r e c u ...

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