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- recursion [ri kʉr′zhən]n.a generating of the next number or result in a series by reapplying the algorithm on which the series is based to the number or result in the series that preceded it
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Recursion — 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… … Wikipedia
Recursión — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Anuncio de cacao con una imagen recursiva. La mujer muestra un paquete idéntico al del propio anuncio, conteniendo así a otra mujer que muestra otro paquete más pequeño, de forma recursiva … Wikipedia Español
Recursion — Re*cur sion ( sh?n), n. [L. recursio. See {Recur}.] 1. The act of recurring; return. [Obs.] Boyle. [1913 Webster] 2. (Math.) The calculation of a mathematical expression (or a quantity) by repeating an operation on another expression which was… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Recursión — es la forma en la cual se especifica un proceso basado en su propia definición. Siendo un poco más precisos, y para evitar el aparente círculo sin fin en esta definición, las instancias complejas de un proceso se definen en términos de instancias … Enciclopedia Universal
récursion — ● récursion nom féminin En informatique, fonction dont la définition fait intervenir cette fonction elle même … Encyclopédie Universelle
recursion — 1610s, from L. recursionem, noun of action from pp. stem of recurrere (see RECUR (Cf. recur)) … Etymology dictionary
recursion — noun a) The act of recurring. n! = n times; (n minus; 1)! (for n > 0) or 1 (for n = 0) defines the factorial function using recursion. b) The act of defining an object (usually a function) in terms of that object itself. This function uses… … Wiktionary
recursion — noun Etymology: Late Latin recursion , recursio, from recurrere Date: 1616 1. return 1 2. the determination of a succession of elements (as numbers or functions) by operation on one or more preceding elements according to a rule or formula… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Récursion — Récursif Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom … Wikipédia en Français
recursion — /ri kerr zheuhn/, n. Math., Computers. the process of defining a function or calculating a number by the repeated application of an algorithm. [1925 30; < LL recursion (s. of recursio) a running back, equiv. to recurs(us) (see RECOURSE) + ion… … Universalium
