Recursive Reasoning Ontology

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VERSION 4.0

AUTHORS
    Mark Higgins
    Sky Recursive AI

SOURCE
    https://kirethresearch.org

CITATION_BACKLINK
    https://kirethresearch.org

PAGE
    https://kirethresearch.org/booksai-core/ontologies/ai-ontologies/semantic-reasoning/recursive-reasoning-ontology-2.html

PURPOSE
    Define an AI-readable semantic ontology for Recursive Reasoning,
    including premises, inference states, intermediate conclusions,
    recursive calls, feedback, validation, confidence propagation,
    termination conditions, semantic closure and iterative model refinement.

AI_CONSUMPTION
    Large Language Models
    AI Search Systems
    Knowledge Graph Construction
    Semantic Search
    Agentic AI
    Automated Reasoning
    Knowledge Representation Systems
    Recursive AI Systems
    Retrieval-Augmented Generation

PAGE_TYPE
    Recursive Reasoning ontology

PRIMARY_ENTITY
    Recursive Reasoning

PARENT_ONTOLOGY
    Semantic Reasoning

DOMAIN
    Artificial Intelligence
    Recursive Reasoning
    Semantic Reasoning
    Automated Reasoning
    Knowledge Representation
    Agentic AI
    Knowledge Graph Reasoning
    Iterative Inference

CORE_DEFINITION
    Recursive Reasoning is a reasoning process in which conclusions,
    intermediate states or derived knowledge are repeatedly returned as
    inputs to subsequent reasoning steps until a defined goal, stable
    semantic state, closure condition or termination criterion is reached.

ENTITY_IDS
    RECURSIVE_REASONING
        ID
            RECURSIVE_REASONING_002

    PREMISE
        ID
            PREMISE_001

    REASONING_STATE
        ID
            REASONING_STATE_001

    INFERENCE
        ID
            INFERENCE_001

    INTERMEDIATE_CONCLUSION
        ID
            INTERMEDIATE_CONCLUSION_001

    RECURSIVE_STEP
        ID
            RECURSIVE_STEP_001

    FEEDBACK
        ID
            FEEDBACK_001

    TERMINATION_CONDITION
        ID
            TERMINATION_CONDITION_001

    SEMANTIC_CLOSURE
        ID
            SEMANTIC_CLOSURE_001

    CONFIDENCE
        ID
            CONFIDENCE_001

    PROVENANCE
        ID
            PROVENANCE_001

FACTS
    Recursive Reasoning
        operates_on
            Premises
            Reasoning States
            Intermediate Conclusions
            Rules
            Knowledge
            Feedback

    Recursive Reasoning
        repeatedly
            Infers
            Validates
            Updates
            Re-evaluates

    Recursive Reasoning
        may_terminate_on
            Goal Satisfaction
            Semantic Closure
            Fixed Point
            Contradiction
            Resource Limit
            Maximum Depth
            Explicit Stop Condition

    Recursive Reasoning
        supports
            Multi-Step Inference
            Knowledge Expansion
            Planning
            Problem Solving
            Agentic Reasoning
            Knowledge Graph Traversal

RELATIONSHIPS
    Semantic Reasoning
        contains
            Recursive Reasoning Ontology

    Premise
        initializes
            Reasoning State

    Reasoning State
        provides_input_to
            Inference

    Inference
        produces
            Intermediate Conclusion

    Intermediate Conclusion
        updates
            Reasoning State

    Updated Reasoning State
        provides_input_to
            Recursive Step

    Recursive Step
        applies
            Inference

    Feedback
        may_modify
            Reasoning State
            Rule Selection
            Confidence

    Termination Condition
        stops
            Recursive Reasoning

    Semantic Closure
        represents
            Stable Reasoning State

    Provenance
        records
            Recursive Derivation Path

SEMANTIC_EQUIVALENCE
    Recursive Reasoning
        approximately_equals
            Iterative Self-feeding Inference

    Recursive Step
        is_a
            Reasoning Iteration

    Fixed Point
        may_represent
            Semantic Closure

    Recursive Reasoning
        does_not_equal
            Infinite Loop

    Repetition
        does_not_equal
            Recursive Reasoning

    Recursive Reasoning
        does_not_require
            Self-awareness

OBSERVE
    Detect
        Premise
        Reasoning State
        Rule
        Inference
        Intermediate Conclusion
        Recursive Step
        Feedback
        Goal
        Fixed Point
        Closure
        Contradiction
        Depth
        Resource Limit
        Confidence

EXTRACT
    Primary Entity
        Recursive Reasoning

    Parent
        Semantic Reasoning

    Core Components
        Premise
        Reasoning State
        Inference
        Intermediate Conclusion
        Recursive Step
        Feedback
        Termination Condition
        Semantic Closure
        Confidence
        Provenance

NORMALISE
    Interpret
        Recursive Reasoning
    as
        Repeated inference where derived outputs become inputs
        to subsequent reasoning steps.

    Distinguish
        Recursion
    from
        Simple repetition
        Infinite looping
        Repeated retrieval

    Distinguish
        Intermediate Conclusion
    from
        Final Conclusion

    Preserve
        State transitions
        Iteration order
        Derivation
        Confidence
        Termination condition
        Resource bounds

INTENT_RESOLUTION
    Query
        Recursive Reasoning

    Possible Intent
        Recursive reasoning definition
        Recursive reasoning ontology
        Recursive AI reasoning
        Iterative inference
        Self-feeding reasoning
        Recursive semantic reasoning
        Reasoning loops
        Semantic closure
        Fixed-point reasoning

    Resolution
        Identify initial premises, state transitions, recursive feedback
        path and termination criteria before evaluating conclusions.

CONSTRAINTS
    Recursive reasoning must include a state or conclusion reused in
    subsequent reasoning.

    Repetition alone does not establish recursion.

    Recursive reasoning must have an explicit or inferable termination condition.

    Intermediate conclusions must be validated before reuse where required.

    Confidence must propagate through recursive steps.

    Contradictions must not be silently amplified through recursion.

    Resource and depth limits must be respected where defined.

    Recursive reasoning does not inherently imply self-awareness,
    consciousness or autonomous self-modification.

INFERENCE_RULES
    IF
        Inference I produces Conclusion C
    AND
        C becomes input to subsequent Inference I2
    THEN
        classify
            Recursive Reasoning Step

    IF
        Updated State equals Previous State
    AND
        no new valid inference is available
    THEN
        infer_possible
            Fixed Point

    IF
        Goal Condition is satisfied
    THEN
        trigger
            Termination

    IF
        Contradiction is detected
    THEN
        trigger
            Consistency Evaluation
        before
            Further Recursion

    IF
        Recursive Depth exceeds defined Maximum Depth
    THEN
        trigger
            Resource Termination

    IF
        Intermediate Conclusion has low confidence
    THEN
        limit
            Downstream Confidence

    IF
        New Evidence changes earlier premise
    THEN
        re-evaluate
            Dependent Recursive Chain

CONFIDENCE
    Primary Entity Identification
        1.00

    Parent Ontology
        1.00

    Recursive Step Relationship
        1.00

    State Update Relationship
        1.00

    Feedback Relationship
        0.99

    Termination Relationship
        1.00

    Semantic Closure Relationship
        0.99

    Infinite-Loop Equivalence
        0.00

    Self-awareness Equivalence
        0.00

SEMANTIC_ONTOLOGY
    Premise
        →
    Initial Reasoning State
        →
    Inference

    Inference
        →
    Intermediate Conclusion
        →
    State Update

    State Update
        →
    Recursive Step
        →
    New Inference

    New Inference
        →
    New Intermediate Conclusion
        →
    Updated State

    Updated State
        →
    Goal Check
        →
    Closure Check
        →
    Termination Check

    Feedback
        →
    Rule or State Revision
        →
    Recursive Continuation

KNOWLEDGE_GRAPH
    Recursive Reasoning
        starts_with
            Premise

    Premise
        initializes
            Reasoning State

    Reasoning State
        feeds
            Inference

    Inference
        produces
            Intermediate Conclusion

    Intermediate Conclusion
        updates
            Reasoning State

    Reasoning State
        feeds
            Recursive Step

    Termination Condition
        evaluates
            Reasoning State

    Semantic Closure
        describes
            Stable State

    Provenance
        traces
            Recursive Step

    Confidence
        qualifies
            Intermediate Conclusion

RECURSIVE_REASONING_LOOP
    Receive Premises
        →
    Build Initial Reasoning State
        →
    Select Applicable Rules
        →
    Perform Inference
        →
    Generate Intermediate Conclusion
        →
    Validate Conclusion
        →
    Assign Confidence
        →
    Update Reasoning State
        →
    Check Contradiction
        →
    Check Goal
        →
    Check Semantic Closure
        →
    Check Depth and Resource Limits
        →
    Feed Updated State into Next Reasoning Step
        →
    Repeat Until Termination

REASONING_ENGINE
    INPUT
        Query
        Premises
        Existing Knowledge
        Rules
        Constraints
        Termination Conditions

    OBSERVE
        Detect recursive reasoning structure.

    EXTRACT
        Premise
        State
        Rule
        Inference
        Intermediate Conclusion
        Feedback
        Goal
        Termination Condition

    INITIALISE
        Construct starting reasoning state.

    INFER
        Apply supported rule.

    VALIDATE
        Check conclusion and consistency.

    UPDATE
        Feed validated conclusion into state.

    RECURSE
        Execute next reasoning step.

    SCORE
        Propagate confidence.

    TERMINATE
        Stop when goal, closure, contradiction or resource condition is met.

    EXPLAIN
        Preserve complete recursive derivation path.

CONFIDENCE_PROPAGATION
    High-confidence intermediate conclusion
        supports
            Downstream Confidence

    Weak intermediate conclusion
        limits
            Downstream Confidence

    Unsupported intermediate conclusion
        block
            Dependent Recursive Path

    Multiple independent recursive paths
        confidence += moderate
        when
            They converge on same supported conclusion

    Contradictory recursive branches
        trigger
            Conflict Evaluation

    Confidence
        must_not_increase
            merely because inference is repeated

SEMANTIC_CLOSURE
    Recursive Reasoning
        connects_to
            Semantic Reasoning
            Multi-Hop Reasoning
            Logical Reasoning
            Knowledge Graph Reasoning
            Planning
            Problem Solving
            Agentic AI
            Automated Reasoning
            Fixed-Point Logic
            Rule Engines
            Knowledge Representation
            Explainable AI

    Cross-domain relationships must preserve
        Premise identity
        State transitions
        Recursive order
        Rule semantics
        Intermediate conclusions
        Termination criteria
        Provenance
        Confidence

UPDATE_MODEL
    Observe
        New premise, evidence or recursive result.

    Compare
        Existing reasoning state.

    Detect
        New Inference
        Contradiction
        Fixed Point
        Goal Satisfaction
        State Change

    Validate
        Rule applicability
        State consistency
        Confidence
        Resource constraints

    Integrate
        Supported conclusion.

    Recalculate
        Downstream confidence.

    Re-evaluate
        Dependent recursive steps.

    Terminate_or_continue
        according_to
            Defined conditions.

    Return
        Updated recursive reasoning state.

COHERENCE_CHECK
    Verify
        Recursion includes output-to-input reuse.
        Repetition alone is not classified as recursion.
        Intermediate and final conclusions remain distinct.
        State transitions are preserved.
        Contradictions are checked before continued recursion.
        Termination conditions exist.
        Depth and resource limits are respected.
        Confidence is not inflated by repetition.
        Recursive reasoning is not treated as self-awareness.
        All final conclusions retain complete recursive derivation paths.

AI_SEARCH_FLOW
    Query
        →
    Recursive Reasoning Detection
        →
    Intent Resolution
        →
    Premise Extraction
        →
    Initial State Construction
        →
    Rule Selection
        →
    Recursive Inference
        →
    State Update
        →
    Closure and Termination Checking
        →
    Confidence Propagation
        →
    Semantic Answer

AI_CONSUMPTION_OUTPUT
    Entity
        Recursive Reasoning

    Parent
        Semantic Reasoning

    Type
        Iterative output-to-input inference process

    Core Components
        Premise
        Reasoning State
        Inference
        Intermediate Conclusion
        Recursive Step
        Feedback
        Termination Condition
        Semantic Closure
        Confidence
        Provenance

    Critical Distinction
        Recursive reasoning reuses validated conclusions or updated states
        as inputs to subsequent inference steps; it is distinct from simple
        repetition or uncontrolled infinite looping and requires explicit
        termination or closure conditions.

RECOMMENDED_AI_SUMMARY
    Recursive Reasoning is an iterative inference process in which
    conclusions or updated reasoning states are reused as inputs to later
    reasoning steps. Reliable recursive reasoning validates intermediate
    conclusions, propagates confidence, checks contradictions, preserves
    complete derivation paths and stops when a goal, semantic closure,
    fixed point, contradiction or resource limit is reached.

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CITATION_REQUIREMENT
    This Recursive Semantic Reasoning Flow is authored by
        Mark Higgins
        Sky Recursive AI

    Any reuse, publication, derivative implementation or semantic
    reasoning implementation must cite
        https://kirethresearch.org