Grok-ing Recursion

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From: Joost Romeu
Date: Fri, 20 Oct 1995 19:04

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I've just been introduced to recursion (In a C++ class). I'm having a hard
time grasping the concept. It would help me a great deal if I could relate
recursion to something that happens in the real world.

Can you cite any practical examples of real world everyday recursive activities?

thanks
(please also email reply)

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Date: 20 Oct 1995 19:04:01 GMT
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