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  2. Recursion (computer science) - Wikipedia

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    Recursive drawing of a SierpiƄski Triangle through turtle graphics. In computer science, recursion is a method of solving a computational problem where the solution depends on solutions to smaller instances of the same problem. [1] [2] Recursion solves such recursive problems by using functions that call themselves from within their own code ...

  3. Recursion - Wikipedia

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    A classic example of recursion is the definition of the factorial function, given here in Python code: def factorial ( n ): if n > 0 : return n * factorial ( n - 1 ) else : return 1 The function calls itself recursively on a smaller version of the input (n - 1) and multiplies the result of the recursive call by n , until reaching the base case ...

  4. Mutual recursion - Wikipedia

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    As with direct recursion, tail call optimization is necessary if the recursion depth is large or unbounded, such as using mutual recursion for multitasking. Note that tail call optimization in general (when the function called is not the same as the original function, as in tail-recursive calls) may be more difficult to implement than the ...

  5. Tail call - Wikipedia

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    Tail recursion modulo cons is a generalization of tail-recursion optimization introduced by David H. D. Warren [9] in the context of compilation of Prolog, seen as an explicitly set once language. It was described (though not named) by Daniel P. Friedman and David S. Wise in 1974 [ 10 ] as a LISP compilation technique.

  6. Anonymous recursion - Wikipedia

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    Anonymous recursion primarily consists of calling "the current function", which results in direct recursion. Anonymous indirect recursion is possible, such as by calling "the caller (the previous function)", or, more rarely, by going further up the call stack , and this can be chained to produce mutual recursion .

  7. Divide-and-conquer algorithm - Wikipedia

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    This strategy avoids the overhead of recursive calls that do little or no work and may also allow the use of specialized non-recursive algorithms that, for those base cases, are more efficient than explicit recursion. A general procedure for a simple hybrid recursive algorithm is short-circuiting the base case, also known as arm's-length ...

  8. Primitive recursive function - Wikipedia

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    A total recursive function is a partial recursive function that is defined for every input. Every primitive recursive function is total recursive, but not all total recursive functions are primitive recursive. The Ackermann function A(m,n) is a well-known example of a total recursive function (in fact, provable total), that is not primitive ...

  9. Infinite loop - Wikipedia

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    The same can happen in Python: x = 0.1 while x!= 1: print (x) x += 0.1. ... Infinite recursion is a special case of an infinite loop that is caused by recursion.