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Quick cryptid generator
Quick cryptid generator or QCG for short is an esolang that defines a recursive function
Definition
start with a number at the top of your code this is the number of inputs $ will have (#i is a free variable) you use recursion like this:
$(expr_1(#1),expr_2(#2),...,expr_n(#n)) = $(f_1(#1,#2,...,#n),f_2(#1,#2,...,#n),f_n(#1,#2,...,#n))
(no expr_i(x) or f_i(...) may use $) and base cases:
$(expr_1(#1),expr_2(#2),...,expr(#n)) = f(#1,#2,...,#n)
(no expr_i(x) or f(...) can use $) you can use +, -, *, () and any natural number (@ means user input)
$(x_1,x_2,...,x_n)
means evaluate $(x_1,x_2,...,x_n) and print the result
example:
2 $(2*#1,#2) = $(#1,#2+1) $(2*#1+1,#2) = $(3*#1+2,#2+1) $(0,#2) = #2 $(@,0)
returns https://oeis.org/search?q=0%2C1%2C7%2C2%2C5%2C8&language=english&go=Search (input)
Programs
not a
1 $(0) = 1 $(1) = 0 $(@)
a or b
2 $(0,0) = 0 $(1,0) = 1 $(0,1) = 1 $(1,1) = 1 $(@,@)
a and b
2 $(0,0) = 0 $(1,0) = 0 $(0,1) = 0 $(1,1) = 1 $(@,@)
a+b
2 $(#1,#2) = #1+#2 $(@,@)
a*b
2 $(#1,#2) = #1*#2 $(@,@)
a^b
3 $(#1,#2,#3) = $(#1,#2-1,#3*#1) $(#1,0,#3) = #3 $(@,@,1)
a!
2 $(#1,#2) = $(#1-1,#2*#1) $(0,#2) = #2 $(@,1)