recursion
/rɪˈkɜːʃən/noun
mass noun
1- Mathematics & Linguistics the repeated application of a recursive procedure or definition【数, 语言学】递归, 递推, 循环。
1.1
- count noun a recursive definition递归定义, 递推定义。
词源
1930s: from late Latin recursio（n-）, from recurrere 'run back' （see RECUR）.