There are a number of good explanations of recursion in this thread, this answer is about why you shouldn't use it in most languages.* In the majority of major imperative language implementations …

Nov 20, 2012 · This function is log (n) base 5, for every time we divide by 5 before calling the function so its O(log(n)) (base 5), often called logarithmic and most often Big O notation and complexity analysis …

A regular function can contain a call to itself in its definition, no problem. I can't figure out how to do it with a lambda function though for the simple reason that the lambda function has no n...

I need help writing a recursive function which detects whether a string is a palindrome. But i can't use any loops it must be recursive. Can anyone help show me how this is done . Im using Python.

Aug 29, 2008 · A function is tail recursive if each recursive case consists only of a call to the function itself, possibly with different arguments. Or, tail recursion is recursion with no pending work.

May 13, 2015 · Tail Call Recursion Once you understand how the above recursion works, you can try to make it a little bit better. Now, to find the actual result, we are depending on the value of the previous …

Sep 18, 2012 · I am trying to flatten lists recursively in Python. I have this code: def flatten (test_list): #define base case to exit recursive method if len (test_list) == 0: return [] elif

Feb 14, 2011 · 7 I am trying to write a recursive function that will return information in an array, however when I put a return statement into the function it misses certain entries. I am trying to recursively look …

By using an internal ConcurrentHashMap which theoretically might allow this recursive implementation to properly operate in a multithreaded environment, I have implemented a fib function that uses both …

Feb 19, 2016 · The main difference between recursion and iteration is memory usage. For every recursive call needs space on the stack frame resulting in memory overhead. Let me give you an …