English Dictionary

recursion

/ɹɪˈkɜː(ɹ)ʒən/

noun

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.

Recursion is a fundamental concept in computer science.

意味（1）

The act of recurring.

The inhabitants predicate the recursion of these storms by numerous other signs, and are prompt to take every precaution to avoid their effects.

意味（2）

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

n! = n × (n − 1)! (for n > 0) or 1 (for n = 0) defines the factorial function using recursion.

意味（3）

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

This function uses recursion to compute factorials.