How does the call stack cause stack overflow?

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Through infinite or very deep recursion. Each recursive call adds a frame without popping one until the engine's stack limit is exceeded, producing a RangeError.

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The Call Stack follows the Last-In-First-Out (LIFO) principle.

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Yes. Excessive recursion can lead to a stack overflow error.

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