Recursive vs Iteration - What's the difference?
recursive | iteration |
drawing upon itself, referring back.
(mathematics, not comparable) of an expression, each term of which is determined by applying a formula to preceding terms
(computing, not comparable) of a program or function that calls itself
(computing theory, not comparable, of a function) which can be computed by a theoretical model of a computer, in a finite amount of time
(computing theory, not comparable, of a set) whose characteristic function is recursive (4)
Recital or performance a second time; repetition.
A variation or version.
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(computing) the use of repetition in a computer program, especially in the form of a loop
(computing) a single repetition of the code within such a repetitive process
As an adjective recursive
is drawing upon itself, referring back.As a noun iteration is
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English
Adjective
{{examples-right, sense=function, The factorial function - : : where n is any natural number greater than 0}} (en adjective)- The recursive nature of stories which borrow from each other
Hyponyms
* (of a function) primitive recursiveHypernyms
* recursively enumerableDerived terms
* recursive acronym * tail recursive *See also
* (wikipedia)iteration
English
Noun
(en noun)- The architect drafted several iterations of the floorplan before deciding on his final design.
- Still going strong in his ninth decade, Wein celebrates his 88th birthday behind the piano accompanied by the latest iteration of his band, the Newport All-Stars, featuring tenor saxophonist [...]
- The code calculates the appropriate value at each iteration .