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recursion
noun(re-cur-sion)
return
recursion
noun(re-cur-sion)
the determination of a succession of elements (such as numbers or functions) by operation on one or more preceding elements according to a rule or formula involving a finite number of steps
recursion
noun(re-cur-sion)
a computer programming technique involving the use of a procedure, subroutine, function, or algorithm that calls itself one or more times until a specified condition is met at which time the rest of each repetition is processed from the last one called to the first

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