Explain recursive CTEs.
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How do recursive CTEs work?
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recursive-cte
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A recursive CTE has an anchor query unioned with a recursive query that references the CTE, iterating until no new rows are produced. It traverses hierarchies and graphs — org charts, category trees, or computing a path/sequence.
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