Usually means: Function that calls itself repeatedly.
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General (4 matching dictionaries)
  1. recursive function: Collins English Dictionary
  2. recursive function: Wiktionary
  3. Recursive function (computability), Recursive function (programming), Recursive function: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  4. recursive function: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. Recursive Function: Tech Terms Computer Dictionary
  2. Recursive function: Encyclopedia

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. recursive function: Glosario de términos filosóficos (en inglés)

Science (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. Recursive Function: Eric Weisstein's World of Mathematics
  2. recursive function: PlanetMath Encyclopedia
  3. FOLDOP - Free On Line Dictionary Of Philosophy (No longer online)

Definitions from Wiktionary (recursive function)

noun:  (computing) Any function that uses recursion and can call itself until a certain condition is met.
noun:  (mathematics) Any function whose value may be obtained using a finite number of operations using a precisely specified algorithm.

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