recursively
By invoking itself
Recursively means by a process that repeats itself, with each iteration building on or referring back to the previous one.
In computing and mathematics, a recursive function calls itself: The program recursively searches through nested folders.
More broadly, anything done recursively involves self-reference or repetition of the same procedure: She recursively checked her work, reviewing each correction for new errors.
Recurring thematic element
- repetitionAct of redoing
- self-referencePointing to oneself
- tessellationGapless plane coverage
- symmetryInvariance under transformation
sequence · iteration · spiral · echo · mirroring · reflection · replication · tiling
Identical at every magnification
- fernSpore-spreading vascular plant
- iterationRepeated procedural pass
- complexityState of being complicated
- chaosComplete disorder and confusion
Ranked authority structure
- embeddingPlacing within surrounding mass
- encapsulationSurrounding on all sides
- depthDistance below surface
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
nesting · layers · matryoshka · brackets · indentation · subfolders · subdirectories · scope
Pointing to oneself
- backtrackingReversing to find alternatives
- computabilityAlgorithmic solvability of problems
- subroutinePackaged callable code segment
- convergenceProcess of approaching sameness
Alluding to itself
- circularForming a closed curve
- regressRevert to earlier state
- bootstrappingSelf-starting without external input
- ouroborosSelf-consuming serpent emblem
motif
Recurring thematic element
- repetitionAct of redoing
- self-referencePointing to oneself
- tessellationGapless plane coverage
symmetry · sequence · iteration · spiral · echo · mirroring · reflection · replication · tiling
self-similarity
Identical at every magnification
- fernSpore-spreading vascular plant
- iterationRepeated procedural pass
- complexityState of being complicated
hierarchy
Ranked authority structure
- embeddingPlacing within surrounding mass
- encapsulationSurrounding on all sides
- depthDistance below surface
inheritance · nesting · layers · matryoshka · brackets · indentation · subfolders · subdirectories · scope · containment
self-reference
Pointing to oneself
- backtrackingReversing to find alternatives
- computabilityAlgorithmic solvability of problems
- subroutinePackaged callable code segment
self-referential
Alluding to itself
- circularForming a closed curve
- regressRevert to earlier state
- bootstrappingSelf-starting without external input
recursivelyiteratively
By repeated cycles
sequentially · linearly · imperatively · procedurally · serially
recursivelyflatly
Without expression or qualification
linearly · sequentially · simply · atomically · uniformly