uusinta — meaning in English

English meaning

• recursion noun The fact of happening again.
• renewal noun The act of extending or restoring something so it continues.
• rerun noun A television program shown again after its original broadcast.

Senses

uusinta is used for these senses in English:

• renewal (fencing) An offensive action made immediately after a parried one.
• rerun (American) A television program shown after its initial presentation, particularly many weeks after its initial presentation; a repeat.
• resit An examination taken a second time.

recursion — full definition

1. noun The fact of happening again.
2. noun (maths, computing) Defining something, usually a function, using that same thing within its own definition.
3. noun (computing) A procedure calling itself while it is still running.

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