👉 Cyclotella is a term used in mathematics and computer science to describe an algorithm or procedure that repeatedly applies itself to smaller instances of itself until it reaches its final state. It is often used in the context of algorithms for solving problems, such as finding the maximum value in a sequence or calculating Fibonacci numbers. The term was coined by mathematician John H. Conway, who first introduced it in his 1980 paper "A Course in Computational Logic." The concept has since been widely