Definitions for recursion

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recursion re·cur·sion

Spelling: [ri-kur-zhuh n]

IPA: /rɪˈkɜr ʒən/

Recursion is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 425 anagrams from letters in recursion (ceinorrsu).

Definitions for recursion

noun

1. the process of defining a function or calculating a number by the repeated application of an algorithm.

Origin of recursion

1925-30; Late Latin recursiōn- (stem of recursiō) a running back, equivalent to recurs(us) (see recourse) + -iōn- -ion