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Relations: Recursion

This article handles the basics of recursive relations.

Written by Frank Keizer

This article handles the basics of recursive relations.

Recursive relations are used to make it possible to create breakdowns. Examples of breakdowns are a System Breakdown Structure (SBS), Functional Breakdown Structure (FBS) and a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS). All of which are commonly used information structures within Systems Engineering. The basic principle is that a node can be related to itself. Please watch the below recording for an explanation.

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