- One's parents are one's ancestors (base case);
- The parents of any ancestor are also ancestors of the person under consideration (recursion step)."
Thursday, July 27, 2006
Fractal Recursion
... may this be a recursion following fractal rules?
"... fractal ... denotes a shape that is recursively constructed or self similar ..."
"... fractal ... a shape that appears similar at all scales of magnification ..."
[Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia]
" ... recursion specifies ... and then defining rules to break down complex cases into simpler cases ... " [Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia]
"For example, the following is a recursive definition of person's ancestors:
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