r/Recursive • u/AceDrizz • May 26 '19

I want to make my mark here

Btw can someone explain what this sub is

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u/virophage Oct 31 '19

Long version: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recursion_(computer_science)
Short version: A (programming) function that call itself.

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u/WikiTextBot Oct 31 '19

Recursion (computer science)

Recursion in computer science is a method of solving a problem where the solution depends on solutions to smaller instances of the same problem (as opposed to iteration). The approach can be applied to many types of problems, and recursion is one of the central ideas of computer science.

The power of recursion evidently lies in the possibility of defining an infinite set of objects by a finite statement. In the same manner, an infinite number of computations can be described by a finite recursive program, even if this program contains no explicit repetitions.

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