# recursion

> algorithmic technique in computer science of solving a problem by reducing it to a smaller instance of the same problem

**Wikidata**: [Q264164](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q264164)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recursion_(computer_science))  
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## References

1. [OpenAlex](https://docs.openalex.org/download-snapshot/snapshot-data-format)