zweig@IDA.ORG (Johnny zweig) (07/13/90)
I recently saw the following (abbreviated) pseudocode for a tree-traversal: procedure PRINT-LEAVES ( node ) if node is a leaf then print node's name; else node must have children, so recurse once for each one; My dictionary (-ies -- I tried 5) does not define the word "recurse", and every definition of "recursive" just mentions a procedure/function that is able to "call itself". I have heard "recurse" used synonymously with "call myself" often enough, but it seems like "recur" might be a more correct choice. Or maybe "recursivate" or "recursivize" (wink!). Any language-lawyers (for Standard Computational English) out there know whether "recurse" is really a word? -Johnny English
jmlake@sp1.csrd.uiuc.edu (John Michael Lake) (07/13/90)
From the on-line version of the Oxford English Dictionary, which I know you have access to, Johnny. 1 match recurse, v. Obs. rare [-1 ]. [ad. L. recurs-are: see prec. ] intr. To recur. 1638 COWLEY Love's Riddle II. i, My father, mother, and my brother Recurse unto my thoughts, and straight plucke downe The resolution I had built before. Mike "I'm not a lawyer, but I used to fancy one"
john@nmt.edu (John Shipman) (07/13/90)
John Michael Lake (jmlake@sp1.csrd.uiuc.edu) writes: +-- | From the on-line version of the Oxford English Dictionary... | recurse, v. Obs. rare [-1 ]. [ad. L. recurs-are: see prec. ] | intr. To recur. +-- ^^^^^ There's your answer. Recursive functions may be said to recur. -- John Shipman/Zoological Data Processing/Socorro, NM/john@jupiter.nmt.edu ``Let's go outside and commiserate with nature.'' --Dave Farber
jeffd@ficc.ferranti.com (Jeff Daiell) (07/13/90)
In article <1990Jul12.181205.6868@IDA.ORG>, zweig@IDA.ORG (Johnny zweig) writes: > Any language-lawyers (for Standard Computational English) out there know > whether "recurse" is really a word? > > -Johnny English Yes. It means "to condemn again". Jeff Daiell PS - {|8^)] -- "Buy land. They've stopped making it." -- Mark Twain
swsh@midway.uchicago.edu (Janet M. Swisher) (07/13/90)
In article <1990Jul12.181205.6868@IDA.ORG> zweig@IDA.ORG (Johnny zweig) writes: >I have heard "recurse" used synonymously with "call >myself" often enough So, if I leave a message for myself on my own answering machine, am I recursing? :-) Janet
ath@prosys.se (Anders Thulin) (07/14/90)
In article <1990Jul12.181205.6868@IDA.ORG> zweig@IDA.ORG (Johnny zweig) writes: >Any language-lawyers (for Standard Computational English) out there know >whether "recurse" is really a word? Why not? For instance: Curse! Damn! Recurse! Damn again! -- Anders Thulin ath@prosys.se {uunet,mcsun}!sunic!prosys!ath Telesoft Europe AB, Teknikringen 2B, S-583 30 Linkoping, Sweden
kdq@demott.COM (Kevin D. Quitt) (07/17/90)
In article <1990Jul13.154216.26858@midway.uchicago.edu> swsh@midway.uchicago.edu (Janet M. Swisher) writes: >In article <1990Jul12.181205.6868@IDA.ORG> zweig@IDA.ORG (Johnny zweig) writes: > >>I have heard "recurse" used synonymously with "call >>myself" often enough > >So, if I leave a message for myself on my own answering machine, am I >recursing? :-) > >Janet No, but if you call yourself at home, and you answer, then you are. -- _ Kevin D. Quitt demott!kdq kdq@demott.com DeMott Electronics Co. 14707 Keswick St. Van Nuys, CA 91405-1266 VOICE (818) 988-4975 FAX (818) 997-1190 MODEM (818) 997-4496 PEP last 96.37% of all statistics are made up.
ilanc@microsoft.UUCP (Ilan CARON) (07/17/90)
In article <1990Jul13.154216.26858@midway.uchicago.edu> swsh@midway.uchicago.edu (Janet M. Swisher) writes: > >So, if I leave a message for myself on my own answering machine, am I >recursing? :-) That would depend on whether you used foul language or not... --ilan (ilanc@microsoft.UUCP)