recursiveness

Recursiveness is a concept where a process or a function calls itself to solve a problem. Imagine a set of nested boxes, each containing a smaller box inside. To understand the whole, you open one box at a time, and each box contains a similar task: opening the next. In computing, recursive functions break down complex tasks into smaller, similar tasks until reaching a simple, easily solvable base case. This self-referential approach simplifies problem-solving by handling parts of a problem with the same method used for the entire problem.