recursion
noun [ C or U ] specialized uk/rɪˈkɜː.ʒən/ us/rɪˈkɝː.ʒən/
mathematics, computing （数字的）递归，递推
the practice of describing numbers, expressions, etc. in terms of the numbers, expressions, etc. that come before them in a series
The function can be solved by recursion. 该函数可以通过递归来解决。
Many DNS servers do not allow recursion. 许多DNS服务器不允许递归。
language （语言的）递归性，结构嵌套
the practice of putting a structure such as a phrase inside a structure of the same kind
Recursion is the capacity to embed phrases inside one another. 语言的递归性指的是结构嵌套的能力。
The language of the Pirahã has no evidence of recursion. 皮拉罕语似乎没有递归性。
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- Recursion allows humans to link various parts of our experience.
- The idea that recursion is an essential property of human language has been challenged recently.
- Recursion involves embedding an expression of some type within an expression of the same type.