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recursion:

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  1. the recursion
    – The ability of a routine to call itself. Recursion enables certain algorithms to be implemented with small, simple routines, but it does not guarantee speed or efficiency. Erroneous use of recursion can cause a program to run out of stack space during execution, causing the program, and sometimes the entire system, to crash. See also call1 (definition 2), routine. 1

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Rekursion recursion

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Related Definitions for "recursion":

  1. (mathematics) an expression such that each term is generated by repeating a particular mathematical operation2
  2. The ability of a routine to call itself. Recursion enables certain algorithms to be implemented with small, simple routines, but it does not guarantee speed or efficiency. Erroneous use of recursion can cause a program to run out of stack space during execution, causing the program, and sometimes the entire system, to crash. See also call1 (definition 2), routine.1

Wiktionary Translations for recursion:

recursion
noun
  1. in mathematics
recursion
noun
  1. Mathematik, Informatik: eine Funktion, die sich selbst aufruft
  2. Mathematik: eine Definition, die zur Beschreibung des Definitionsgegenstand auf sich selbst verweist

Cross Translation:
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recursion Rekursion récursion — Fait de s’appeler soi-même, pour une fonction informatique.