1. Noun
The act of recurring; return.
2. Noun
A method where a process solves a problem by calling a smaller version of itself.
A computational technique in which a function or definition refers to itself with a terminating condition.
“The algorithm uses recursion to explore the tree.”
3. Noun
(mathematics) an expression such that each term is generated by repeating a particular mathematical operation; also, the repeated application or execution of a pattern, function or definition; an expression that is recursive
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