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💻 Coding 14 minLesson 12 of 50
Recursion
A function that calls itself needs a base case.
What you will learn
- Every recursive function needs a base case that stops it.
- The recursive call must move closer to that base case.
- Recursion is elegant but uses stack memory.
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Question 1 of 2Every recursive function needs…
