recursion

/rəˈkʌrʒən/
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Definitions of recursion
  1. noun
    (mathematics) an expression such that each term is generated by repeating a particular mathematical operation
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    type of:
    formula, rule
    (mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems
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