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Recursion

//ɹɪˈkɜː(ɹ)ʒən// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The act of recurring. countable, uncountable

    "The inhabitants predicate the recursion of these storms by numerous other signs, and are prompt to take every precaution to avoid their effects."

  2. 2
    (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 wordnet
  3. 3
    The act of defining an object (usually a function) in terms of that object itself. countable, uncountable

    "n! = n × (n − 1)! (for n > 0) or 1 (for n = 0) defines the factorial function using recursion."

  4. 4
    The invocation of a procedure from within itself. countable, uncountable

    "This function uses recursion to compute factorials."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin recursiō (“the act of running back or again, return”), from recurrō (“run back; return”), from re- (“back, again”) + currō (“run”).

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