bug#3760: marked as done (23.0.95; I can not understand what is `iterative' in 11.3.8 of `Intro to emacs lisp' .)

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11.3.8 of `Intro to emacs lisp'.
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regarding 23.0.95; I can not understand what is `iterative' in 11.3.8 of `Intro 
 to emacs lisp' .
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> 23.0.95; I can not understand what is `iterative' in 11.3.8 of `Intro 	to emacs lisp' .
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> Mon, 6 Jul 2009 01:49:22 +0800
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> I can not understand what is `iterative' according to the footnote  in
> 11.3.8 of `Intro to emacs lisp' .  
> can you say more there ?
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> Re: 23.0.95; I can not understand what is `iterative' in 11.3.8 of `Intro to emacs lisp'.
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> Date: 
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> Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:10:38 -0400
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> > I can not understand what is `iterative' according to the footnote in
> > 11.3.8 of `Intro to emacs lisp' .  can you say more there ?
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> The text explains:
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>   The process is called iterative because the computer need only record
>   the three values, @code{sum}, @code{counter}, and @code{number}; the
>   procedure is recursive because the function `calls itself'.
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> If you don't understand the meaning of the word "iterative", try looking
> it up online, or in a programming text.  I'm not sure it's suitable for
> this manual to go into detail about the differences between iteration
> and and recursion.
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