recursion

/ɹɪˈkɜː(ɹ)ʒən/ noun C2

The act of recurring. (countable, uncountable)
The act of defining an object (usually a function) in terms of that object itself. (countable, uncountable) · n! = n × (n − 1)! (for n > 0) or 1 (for n = 0) defines the factorial function using recursion.
The invocation of a procedure from within itself. (countable, uncountable) · This function uses recursion to compute factorials.

Plural recursions

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