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A function so confident in itself it asks itself for help.
means A problem-solving technique where something is defined or solved in terms of smaller versions of itself.
from From Latin recurrere, to run back — the prefix re- (again) plus currere (to run), literally running back to where you started.
See alsoRecursion. Yes, that joke is mandatory.
Base caseSkip it and you crash forever.
Nature loves itFerns and broccoli compute their own shapes.
Stack limitToo deep and memory politely quits.