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再帰関数 (さいきかんすう, saikikansuu) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

再さい帰き関かん数すう

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Meanings

1

recursive function

A function that calls itself during execution. Used in programming and mathematical logic.

再さい帰き関かん数すうを使つかって階かい乗じょうを計けい算

さん

する

。

Calculate the factorial using a recursive function.

この再さい帰き関かん数すうは無む限げんループに陥おちいりやすい。

This recursive function is prone to falling into an infinite loop.

Kanji

再again, twice, second time
帰homecoming, arrive at, lead to
関connection, barrier, gateway
数number, strength, fate

Related words

再さい帰き
再帰 is the general concept of recursion; 再帰関数 specifically refers to a recursive function in computing.
関かん数すう
関数 means 'function' in a broad sense; 再帰関数 narrows it to a function that calls itself.

Built from

再さい帰き+関かん数すう

Etymology

Compound of 再帰 (recursion) + 関数 (function). 再帰 is a Sino-Japanese word meaning 'to return again', and 関数 is a modern coinage for 'function' in mathematics and computing.