Explain in your own words what recursion means (in connection with definitions of ideas and as a programming technique.)

What will be an ideal response?


Any definition that refers to things already defined in the definition is called recursive. A function that contains a call to the function being defined is said to be recursive. Some recursive definitions are circular, but proper ones have a stopping case or have stopping cases.

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A) content guides B) statistics C) personal information manager D) collaboration tools

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A calculated field has a(n) ________ after the field name

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Explain how input devices differ from output devices

What will be an ideal response?

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Programs that use recursion are error-prone but easy to debug.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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