Recursion (disambiguation)

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

Recursion may also refer to

• 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 ${\displaystyle a_{n}}$
• Mathematical induction, a method of proof also called "proof by recursion"
• Recursion, a 2004 science fiction novel by Tony Ballantyne
• Recursion (Crouch novel), a 2019 science fiction novel by Blake Crouch
• Recursive science fiction, science fiction about science fiction