recursion
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recursion
- /ɹɪˈkɜː(ɹ)ʒən/
Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)ʒən
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin recursiō (“the act of running back or again, return”), from recurrō (“run back; return”), from re- (“back, again”) + currō (“run”).
noun recursions
- The act of recurring. The inhabitants predicate the recursion of these storms by numerous other signs, and are prompt to take every precaution to avoid their effects.
- The act of defining an object (usually a function) in terms of that object itself. n! = n × (n − 1)! (for n > 0) or 1 (for n = 0) defines the factorial function using recursion.
- The invocation of a procedure from within itself. This function uses recursion to compute factorials.
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noun the act of recurring
| Español | recursión |
|---|---|
| Português | recorrência, recursão |
| Italiano | ricorsività |
| Ελληνικά | αναδρομή anadromí |
noun in mathematics
| Español | recurrencia |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 再帰 saiki |
| 中文 | 遞迴 /递回 dìhuí, 遞歸 /递归 dìguī |
| Português | recorrência |
| Deutsch | Rekursion |
| Italiano | ricorsività |
| Ελληνικά | αναδρομή anadromí |
| Русский | реку́рсия rekúrsija |
| Tiếng Việt | đệ quy |
| العربية | عَوْدِيَّة ʕawdiyya |
noun the invocation of a procedure from within itself
| Português | recursão |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Rekursion |
| العربية | عَوْدِيَّة ʕawdiyya |
Talk about this word "recursion." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/recursion. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. recursion. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/recursion "recursion." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/recursion.Cite this
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