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One Byte Explainer: Recursion

This is a submission for DEV Computer Science Challenge v24.06.12: One Byte Explainer.

Explainer

Recursion is a technique where a function calls itself, allowing large complicated problems to be broken down into smaller, simpler problems. Since a recursive function can run indefinitely, a base case is used to terminate it.

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