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Recursion

Last Updated May 24, 2021 1:53 pm

A programming method in which a routine calls itself. Recursion is an extremely powerful concept, but it can strain a computer’s memory resources. Some programming languages, such as LISP and Prolog, are specifically designed to use recursive methods.

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