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Noun Concept
Categories: Self-reference, All articles with unsourced statements, Articles with short description, Theory of computation, Recursion
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recursion  base case  infinite-loop motif  Infinite loop motif  Mathematical recursion
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(mathematics) an expression such that each term is generated by repeating a particular mathematical operation WordNet 3.0
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(mathematics) an expression such that each term is generated by repeating a particular mathematical operation WordNet 3.0
(mathematics) an expression such that each term is generated by repeating a particular mathematical operation; also, the repeated application or execution of a pattern, function or definition; an expression that is recursive Open English WordNet
Recursion occurs when the definition of a concept or process depends on a simpler or previous version of itself. Wikipedia
The process of repeating items in a self-similar way Wikipedia Disambiguation
Process of repeating items in a self-similar way. Wikipedia Disambiguation
Process of repeating items in a self-similar way Wikidata
The definition of an operation in terms of itself. OmegaWiki
The act of defining an object (usually a function) in terms of that object itself. Wiktionary
In mathematics. Wiktionary (translation)
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N! = n × (n − 1)! (for n > 0) or 1 (for n = 0) defines the factorial function using recursion. Wiktionary
IS A
rule
self-similarity
HAS KIND
tail call
linguistic recursivity
anonymous recursion
CATEGORY DOMAIN
mathematics
DESCRIBED BY SOURCE
Wikidata
MAIN SUBJECT
recursion
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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recursion
Wikipedia
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recursion
Wikidata
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recursion
Wiktionary
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recursion
OmegaWiki
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recursion
Wikipedia Redirections
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base case (recursion), infinite-loop motif, Infinite loop motif, Mathematical recursion, Recursion (concept), Recursion definition, Recursion in natural languages, Recursion principle, Recursionism, Recursionisms, Recursions, recursive, Recursive humour, recursive step, recursive structure, recursively, recursiveness, Recursivity, Recursoin, Recurson, Recursor function
Wikidata Alias
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recursive, recursively

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