infinite recursion
Function calls itself
Infinite recursion occurs when a process calls itself without a stopping condition, creating an endless loop.
In programming, a function that calls itself without a base case will run until it crashes: The script hit infinite recursion and froze.
The concept extends to any self-referential pattern that never terminates—like looking up a word defined only by another word that points back to the first.
- while loopRepetition based on condition
- OuroborosTail-biting serpent symbol
- loopCurve closing on itself
- iterationRepeated procedural pass
- Droste effectSelf-referential infinite regress
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