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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/queries.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/queries.sgml index 1428d99d0f8..4c5a83c9cbf 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/queries.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/queries.sgml @@ -2172,9 +2172,8 @@ SELECT sum(n) FROM t; <note> <para> - Strictly speaking, this process is iteration not recursion, but - <literal>RECURSIVE</literal> is the terminology chosen by the SQL standards - committee. + While <literal>RECURSIVE</literal> allows queries to be specified + recursively, internally all queries are evaluated iteratively. </para> </note> |