recursion

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Noun recursion has 1 sense

recursion - (mathematics) an expression such that each term is generated by repeating a particular mathematical operation
--₁ is a kind of rule, formula

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Recursion

Part of Speech: noun

Sense: the process in which a function calls itself as a subroutine

Usage:

The concept of recursion is a fundamental aspect of computer programming.
In this algorithm, recursion is used to break down a problem into smaller subproblems.
Recursion allows for elegant and efficient solutions in certain coding problems.

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Recursion

Part of Speech: verb

Sense: to repeat a task or process by calling itself

Usage:

This function will recursively iterate through the directory to find all files.
The program recurses over the data structure to compute the desired output.
Please make sure the function doesn't get stuck in an infinite recursion.

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