recursion

Definition of Recursion in English :

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Noun

1. recursion

(mathematics) an expression such that each term is generated by repeating a particular mathematical operation

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Recursion

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noun

1.

the act or process of returning or running back

2. logic, mathematics

the application of a function to its own values to generate an infinite sequence of values. The recursion formula or clause of a definition specifies the progression from one term to the next, as given the base clause f(0) = 0, f(n + 1) = f(n) + 3 specifies the successive terms of the sequence f(n) = 3n

Recursion

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noun

a generating of the next number or result in a series by reapplying the algorithm on which the series is based to the number or result in the series that preceded it

Recursion

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n.

1. Mathematics

a. A method of defining a sequence of objects, such as an expression, function, or set, where some number of initial objects are given and each successive object is defined in terms of the preceding objects. The Fibonacci sequence is defined by recursion.

b. A set of objects so defined.

c. A rule describing the relation between an object in a recursive sequence in terms of the preceding objects.

2. Linguistics The property of languages in which a structure, such as a phrase or clause, may form a part of a larger structure of the same kind, allowing for a potentially infinite variety of constructions.

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