Recursion (disambiguation)

Recursion is the process of repeating items in a self-similar way.

Recursion may also refer to

• Mathematical induction, a method of proof also called "proof by recursion"
• Recursion (computer science), a method where the solution to a problem depends on solutions to smaller instances of the same problem
• Recurrence relation, a recursive formula for a sequence of numbers $a_{n}$
• Recursion, a 2004 science fiction novel by Tony Ballantyne
• Recursion, a 2019 science fiction novel by Blake Crouch
• Recursive science fiction, science fiction about science fiction

See also

• Recursive function (disambiguation)