recursive

[ ri-kur-siv ]

/ rɪˈkɜr sɪv /

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adjective

pertaining to or using a rule or procedure that can be applied repeatedly.

Mathematics, Computers. pertaining to or using the mathematical process of recursion: a recursive function; a recursive procedure.

RELATED WORDS

repeated, recurrent, circular, looping, periodic, iterative, repetitive

Nearby words

recurring, recurring decimal, recurring digital fibroma of childhood, recursion, recursion formula, recursive, recursive definition, recursive function, recursive subroutine, recurvate, recurvation

Origin of recursive

First recorded in 1935–40; recurs(ion) + -ive

Related forms

re·cur·sive·ly, adverbre·cur·sive·ness, noun

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