n.
Pronunciation: ri- ' k ə r-zh ə n
Function: noun
Etymology: Late Latin recursion-, recursio, from recurrere
Date: 1616
1 : RETURN 1
2 : the determination of a succession of elements (as numbers or functions) by operation on one or more preceding elements according to a rule or formula involving a finite number of steps
3 : a computer programming technique involving the use of a procedure, subroutine, function, or algorithm that calls itself one or more times until a specified condition is met at which time the rest of each repetition is processed from the last one called to the first ― compare ITERATION