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doc: clarify recursion internal behavior

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Reported-by: Drew DeVault

Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/20211018091720.31299-1-sir@cmpwn.com

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@ -2110,9 +2110,8 @@ SELECT sum(n) FROM t;
<note> <note>
<para> <para>
Strictly speaking, this process is iteration not recursion, but While <literal>RECURSIVE</literal> allows queries to be specified
<literal>RECURSIVE</literal> is the terminology chosen by the SQL standards recursively, internally all queries are evaluated iteratively.
committee.
</para> </para>
</note> </note>