Why can't user-defined functions be recursive in Level 2?

Functions definitions in SBML Level 2 are designed to allow them to be substituted in place of the function call operator; that is, they are deliberately defined so that software tools can treat them like macros rather than functions. This would not be possible if functions were allowed to be recursive. More.

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