recursion

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I found it really difficult writing the 'findLinks' method - the way I've written it at the moment uses pattern matching and recursion which isn't something I've spent a lot of time doing.

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  1. noun Mathematics An expression, such as a polynomial, each term of which is determined by application of a formula to preceding terms.
  2. noun Mathematics A formula that generates the successive terms of a recursion.

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  • I tried to show that iteration and recursion were actually equivalent and that you could even solve the problem without using either. —  Random Hacks
  • Rather than rebuild, which would have brought up the recursion issue of no funds, they invented cool, and had people come to Liverpool to visit, which was a port city but not a traditional tourist city. —  Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz
  • When you start mucking around with chronological recursion, the principle of cause and effect breaks down. —  Mattress Police
  • On a side note: timers, recursion, and goto are other repetition mechanisms that can be used instead of loops (but be careful!) —  AutoHotkey Community
  • Few places over the net i foiund that "stack overflow" generally comes when any infinite recursion is there. —  ASP.NET Forums
 

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  1. Late Latin recursiō, recursiōn-, a running back, from Latin recursus, past participle of recurrere, to run back; see recur.

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  1. from Latin recursio (n-), a running back, return, from recurrere, past participle recursus, run back, return: see recur.
 

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