recursivepattern
nounA recursive pattern is a pattern that repeats itself inside itself, like a picture of a picture of a picture.
The spiral of a snail shell is a recursive pattern that keeps getting smaller.
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2. In computer science, a way of solving a problem where a function calls itself on smaller pieces of the same problem.
The programmer used a recursive pattern to walk through every folder inside every folder.
3. In math, a sequence where each new term is built from the terms before it.
The Fibonacci numbers follow a recursive pattern: each number is the sum of the two before it.
4. In art and design, a motif that contains a smaller copy of itself, creating endless detail.
The wallpaper's recursive pattern made the tiny flowers appear again inside each big flower.