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tail recursions

tail recursions is the plural of tail recursion.

Meaning of tail recursion

Noun

tail recursion (countable and uncountable, plural tail recursions)

  1. The technique of writing a function so that recursive calls are only done immediately before function return, particularly when recursive control structures are used in place of iterative ones.

Questions about tail recursions

What is tail recursions the plural of?
Tail recursions is the plural of tail recursion.

Words near tail recursions in the dictionary

  1. tail pole
  2. tail poles
  3. tail question
  4. tail questions
  5. tail recursion
  6. tail recursions
  7. tail recursive
  8. tail rhyme
  9. tail rhymes
  10. tail risk
  11. tail risks

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