Recursion Flashcards

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Base case

A

At some point a recursive algorithm must describe how to actually do something known as base case

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2
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What is the recursive step

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When the function calls itself

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3
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What is a recursive helper function

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Separate function (usually ) the same name. That does the recursion

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