Re:What Is Recursion? [pdf]
by IIAOPSW on Monday March 13, 2023 @05:48PM
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Recursion is just spiral reasoning. It looks like circular reasoning, but if you keep going with it the curve keeps getting smaller until eventually you reach the trivial case.
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Honestly, this is the best single-line definition for a non-specialist I have ever seen.
How many single line definitions for non-specialists have you seen?
I have myself tried to explain recursion many times to those who do not understand it. While I do well, this is significantly more succinct than what it would take for me to succeed with most, and provides a clear visual. Nicely done.
I’ll probably be stealing that metaphor.