recursion

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ɹɪˈkɜː(ɹ)ʒən/

Noun

countable uncountable

The act of recurring. / (mathematics) The act of defining an object (usually a function) in terms of that object itself. / (programming) The invocation of a procedure from within itself.

Japanese Meaning

ひとたび起こった事象が再度起こる現象、つまり「再帰」の概念。 / 数学においては、対象（通常は関数）をその対象自身を用いて定義する行為。 / プログラミングにおいては、関数や手続きが自分自身を呼び出す実行の仕組み。

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They noticed a recursion of similar weather patterns every autumn.

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彼らは毎年秋に似たような気象パターンの繰り返しに気づいた。

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Sense（1）

The act of recurring.

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Sense（2）

(mathematics) The act of defining an object (usually a function) in terms of that object itself.

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Sense（3）

(programming) The invocation of a procedure from within itself.

This function uses recursion to compute factorials.

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recursions

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