recursion

n. programming method in which a routine or function rereads itself several times until a specific condition is met (Computers)

This article is about the concept of recursion. For the novel, see Recursion (novel). For computer applications, see Recursion (computer science). For other uses, see recursive.Recursion, in mathematics and computer science, is a method of defining functions in which the function being defined is applied within its own definition. The term is also used more generally to describe a process of repeating objects in a self-similar way. For instance, when the surfaces of two mirrors are almost parallel with each other the nested images that occur are a form of recursion.
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Noun
1. (mathematics) an expression such that each term is generated by repeating a particular mathematical operation
(hypernym) rule, formula
(classification) mathematics, math, maths

n. recursion, programming method in which a routine or function rereads itself several times until a specific condition is met (Computers)

(n.)
The act of recurring; return.