'Recursion' definitions:
Definition of 'recursion'
(from WordNet)
noun
(mathematics) an expression such that each term is generated by repeating a particular mathematical operation
Definition of 'Recursion'
From: GCIDE
- Recursion \Re*cur"sion\ (-sh?n), n. [L. recursio. See Recur.] The act of recurring; return. [Obs.] --Boyle. [1913 Webster]