Associations to the word «Recursion»
Noun
- Iteration
- Polynomial
- Lambda
- Calculus
- Induction
- Overflow
- Algorithm
- Stack
- Computation
- Theorem
- Compiler
- Semantic
- Optimization
- Syntax
- Axiom
- Coefficient
- Linguist
- Integer
- Semantics
- Variable
- Logic
- Predicate
- Primitive
- Multiplication
- Complexity
- Equivalence
- Formula
- Function
- Programming
- Loop
- Walther
- Subset
- Definition
- Template
- Pointer
- Grammar
- Programmer
- Theory
- Everett
- Eq
- Parameter
- Shapiro
- Hierarchy
- Sequence
- Sorting
- Equation
- Implementation
- Generalization
- Implement
- Construct
- Computing
- Node
- Ordering
- Theorist
- Substitution
- Matrix
- Inference
- Proof
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
RECURSION, noun. The act of recurring.
RECURSION, noun. (mathematics) The act of defining an object (usually a function) in terms of that object itself.
RECURSION, noun. (computing) The calling of a function from within that same function.
RECURSION THEORY, noun. (logic) A branch of mathematical logic studying computable functions and Turing degrees, concerned with questions such as "What does it mean for a function from the natural numbers to themselves to be computable?" and "Can noncomputable functions be classified into a hierarchy based on their level of noncomputability?".
Dictionary definition
RECURSION, noun. (mathematics) an expression such that each term is generated by repeating a particular mathematical operation.
Wise words
Since a politician never believes what he says, he is quite
surprised to be taken at his word.