Summary for Recursion
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Recursion is a phenomenon in which something is defined in terms of itself. In computer science, recursion refers to a function that calls itself as part of its definition. In the sense of divide and conquer, recursion allows one to solve a complex problem in smaller, simple steps.
Recursive common table expressions (CTEs)
In MySQL, recursion is implemented through recursive CTEs:
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