Recursion vs. Iteration

Recursionnoun

The act of recurring.

Recursionnoun

(mathematics) The act of defining an object (usually a function) in terms of that object itself.

Recursionnoun

(computing) The invocation of a procedure from within itself.

Recursionnoun

The act of recurring; return.

Recursionnoun

(mathematics) an expression such that each term is generated by repeating a particular mathematical operation

Recursion

Recursion (adjective: recursive) occurs when a thing is defined in terms of itself or of its type. Recursion is used in a variety of disciplines ranging from linguistics to logic.

Iterationnoun

Recital or performance a second time; repetition.

Iterationnoun

A variation or version.

Iterationnoun

(computing) The use of repetition in a computer program, especially in the form of a loop.

Iterationnoun

(computing) A single repetition of the code within such a repetitive process.

Iterationnoun

Recital or performance a second time; repetition.

Iterationnoun

The execution of a statement or series of statements in a loop which is repeated in a computer program; as, at each iteration, the counter is incremented by 2.

Iterationnoun

(computer science) a single execution of a set of instructions that are to be repeated;

Iterationnoun

(computer science) executing the same set of instructions a given number of times or until a specified result is obtained;

Iterationnoun

doing or saying again; a repeated performance

Iteration

Iteration is the repetition of a process in order to generate an outcome. The sequence will approach some end point or end value.