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Recursion, an Uncommon card
In computer science, recursion is a method of solving a computational problem where the solution depends on solutions to smaller instances of the same problem.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 80
- DEF
- 67
- Power
- 147
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 54,000
Power 147 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 75 % of WikiCards cards.
Recursion quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Recursion card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Recursion solves such ______ problems by using functions that call themselves from within their own code.
Answer
recursive. Recursion solves such recursive problems by using functions that call themselves from within their own code. From the Recursion article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Ole Einar Bjørndalen. Ole Einar Bjørndalen 85 · Recursion 80 · Heath Streak 74 · Seabed 68 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Recursion solves such recursive problems by using functions that call themselves from within their own code.
- The approach can be applied to many types of problems, and recursion is one of the central ideas of computer science.
- The power of recursion evidently lies in the possibility of defining an infinite set of objects by a finite statement.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Recursion article was read about 54,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 80 and blocks with 67: each hit it takes is cut by 27 %.
How to get Recursion
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
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Cards close in power
The cards just above and just below Recursion in the power ranking, all domains together.
- Al-JahizUncommon · Arts · ATK 74 DEF 73
- SeabedUncommon · Nature · ATK 68 DEF 79
- Heath StreakUncommon · Society · ATK 74 DEF 73
- TokhtamyshUncommon · History · ATK 74 DEF 73
- Wilmer FloresUncommon · Society · ATK 73 DEF 74
- Black Canyon of the Gunnison National ParkUncommon · Nature · ATK 72 DEF 75
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Recursion (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : NectarLupine, CC0, Wikimedia Commons.
