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Lesson 4 of 20 · about 15 min

Recursion

A recursive function solves a problem by calling itself on a smaller version of the same problem, until it reaches a case so small the answer is obvious.

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In this lesson you'll learn:

  • Recursion
  • Base case
  • Recursive case

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