recursion

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) The act of recurring.
2. (countable, uncountable) The act of defining an object (usually a function) in terms of that object itself.
3. (countable, uncountable) The invocation of a procedure from within itself.

Synonyms

recurrence

repetition

repeat

🔁

reprise

revolution

iteration

tautology

playback

Translations

Rekursion

récursion

αναδρομή

repetición

recursión

recursivitat

récursivité

ricorsività

recursie

Wiederholung

Wiederholen

récurrence

recursion

Rückfahrt

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɹɪˈkɜː(ɹ)ʒən/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin recursiō (“the act of running back or again, return”), from recurrō (“run back; return”), from re- (“back, again”) + currō (“run”).