verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To execute a procedure recursively. intransitive

   "The algorithm then recurses on the children of the current tree node."

Synonyms

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recur

Example

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"The algorithm then recurses on the children of the current tree node."

Etymology

Back-formation from recursion.

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