recursions
Functions calling themselves
Recursions is the plural of recursion, the process of repeating something by applying it to its own output.
In computing and mathematics, recursion occurs when a function calls itself: The algorithm uses recursions to traverse the tree structure.
More loosely, recursions can describe any self-referential loops or patterns that fold back on themselves.
Repeated procedural pass
- loopCurve closing on itself
- stackItems piled vertically
- base caseRecursion's stopping condition
- algorithmFinite problem-solving procedure
nested · self-reference · overflow · subroutine · factorial · Fibonacci · depth · termination
Shape repeating at every scale
- patternRecurring arrangement or template
- motifRecurring thematic element
- repetitionAct of redoing
- nestedContained within another
Escher · self-similar · design · ornament · arabesque · kaleidoscope · tessellation · matryoshka
Unending causal chain
- mirrorReflective viewing surface
- reflectionReturned light or thought
- Droste effectSelf-referential infinite regress
- EscherDutch impossible-geometry artist
self-reference · nesting · feedback · consciousness · meta · turtles all the way down · spiral · cycle
Repeated procedural pass
- sequenceOrdered succession of elements
- formulaFixed method or notation
- inductionFormal admission process
- definitionStatement of meaning
series · fractal · self-similarity · infinite · convergence · pattern · theorem · proof
Placing within surrounding mass
- clauseProvision in agreement
- nestingMaking a dwelling
- syntaxRules for arranging words
- sentenceComplete thought, grammatically
grammar · phrase · Chomsky · structure · subordination · relative clause · parsing · tree diagram
iteration
Repeated procedural pass
algorithm · nested · self-reference · overflow · subroutine · factorial · Fibonacci · depth · termination · return
fractal
Shape repeating at every scale
- patternRecurring arrangement or template
- motifRecurring thematic element
- repetitionAct of redoing
nested · Escher · self-similar · design · ornament · arabesque · kaleidoscope · tessellation · matryoshka · Russian dolls
infinite regress
Unending causal chain
- mirrorReflective viewing surface
- reflectionReturned light or thought
- Droste effectSelf-referential infinite regress
Escher · self-reference · nesting · feedback · consciousness · meta · turtles all the way down · spiral · cycle · ouroboros
iteration
Repeated procedural pass
- sequenceOrdered succession of elements
- formulaFixed method or notation
- inductionFormal admission process
definition · series · fractal · self-similarity · infinite · convergence · pattern · theorem · proof · set theory
embedding
Placing within surrounding mass
sentence · grammar · phrase · Chomsky · structure · subordination · relative clause · parsing · tree diagram · generative