Paper 1, Section II, F
Part II, 2021
For give the definition of a partial recursive function in terms of basic functions, composition, recursion and minimisation.
Show that the following partial functions from to are partial recursive: (i) (ii) (iii)
Which of these can be defined without using minimisation?
What is the class of functions that can be defined using only basic functions and composition? [Hint: See which functions you can obtain and then show that these form a class that is closed with respect to the above.]
Show directly that every function in this class is computable.