Problem 734. Ackermann's Function
Ackermann's Function is a recursive function that is not 'primitive recursive.'
The first argument drives the value extremely fast.
A(m, n) =
- n + 1 if m = 0
- A(m − 1, 1) if m > 0 and n = 0
- A(m − 1,A(m, n − 1)) if m > 0 and n > 0
A(2,4)=A(1,A(2,3)) = ... = 11.
% Range of cases % m=0 n=0:1024 % m=1 n=0:1024 % m=2 n=0:128 % m=3 n=0:6 % m=4 n=0:1
There is some deep recusion.
Input: m,n
Out: Ackerman value
Ackermann(2,4) = 11
Practical application of Ackermann's function is determining compiler recursion performance.
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Richard Zapor
on 5 Jun 2012
Solution 15 is, to me, a novel cell array index implementation.
Jean-Marie Sainthillier
on 19 Jul 2013
Efficiently to crash my Matlab.
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