Look up: recursion

1. recursion
   [n] - (mathematics) an expression such that each term is generated by repeating a particular mathematical operation
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2. recursion
   algorithm by which a procedure uses itself Category: Automation (includes telecommunications and computers) • in the context of message handling,the situation that a message gets back to the same distribution list of origin and potentially circulates infinitely Category: Automation (i...
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3. Recursion
   Re·cur'sion noun [ Latin recursio . See Recur .] The act of recurring; return. [ Obsolete] Boyle.
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4. recursion
   The act of recurring; return. (Math) The calculation of a mathematical expression (or a quantity) by repeating an operation on another expression which was derived by application of the same operation, on an expression which itself was the result of similar repeated applications of that same operati...
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5. recursion
   noun (mathematics) an expression such that each term is generated by repeating a particular mathematical operation
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6. Recursion
   • (n.) The act of recurring; return.
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7. recursion
   (mathematics, programming) When a function (or procedure) calls itself. Such a function is called 'recursive'. If the call is via one or more other functions then this group of functions are called 'mutually recursive'. If a function will always call itself, however it is called, then it will neve...
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8. recursion
   In computing and mathematics, a technique whereby a function or procedure calls itself into use in order to enable a complex problem to be broken down into simpler steps. For example, a function that finds the factorial of a number n (calculates the product of all the whole numbers between 1 and n) would obtain...
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9. Recursion
   `Recursion` is the process of repeating items in a self-similar way. For instance, when the surfaces of two mirrors are exactly parallel with each other the nested images that occur are a form of infinite recursion. The term has a variety of meanings specific to a variety of disciplines ranging from...
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10. Recursion
    (novel) `Recursion` (2004) is Tony Ballantyne`s first novel. It is in the science fiction genre and follows three separate characters and their stories in a futuristic dystopia. Of high import to the storyline is the concept of the Singularity, a point in the near future when the evolu...
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