# Unfolding definitions without hiding cycles

ID: recursive-definitions
Canonical: https://rezonansapp.com/nodes/recursive-definitions
Version: 1
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Epistemic kind: reconstruction

## Question

How can a vocabulary be unfolded through its own definitions without concealing circularity?

## Formulation

Expose definitions that reuse other defined objects, and compare compact names with recursively substituted forms.

## Tension

Unfolding can clarify a concept or merely move its circularity out of sight.

## Challenge

What marks an unresolved cycle, and when is a cycle a valid recursive definition?