- Rhymes: -ɜː(r)ʒən recursion (plural recursions) - The act of
recurring. - (mathematics) 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. - (computing) The calling of a
function from within that same function. - This function uses
recursion to compute factorials. the act of recurring - The
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