recursive
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recursive
- /ɹɪˈkɜː(ɹ)sɪv/
Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)sɪv
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Learned borrowing from New Latin recursīvus. Equivalent to recurse + -ive.
adjective more recursive · most recursive
- Drawing upon, invoking, or referring back to itself. the recursive nature of stories which borrow from each other
- Having to do with an object (typically a function or formula) which is defined in terms of the object itself.
- Having to do with an algorithm, program, subroutine, procedure, function, or other block of code that calls itself.
- Having to do with a function which can be computed by a theoretical model of a computer in a finite amount of time.
- Having to do with a set whose characteristic function is recursive (sense 4).
Similar: self-referential · Opposite: non-recursive
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adjective
Similar: self-referential · Opposite: non-recursive
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adj referring back to itself
| Español | recursivo |
|---|---|
| Português | recursivo |
| Français | récursif |
| Deutsch | rekursiv |
| Ελληνικά | επαναλαμβανόμενος epanalamvanómenos, επανερχόμενος epanerchómenos, αναδρομικός anadromikós |
adj mathematics: of a formula or object defined in terms of itself
| Español | iterativo, recurrente |
|---|---|
| Português | recursivo |
| Français | récursif |
| Deutsch | rekursiv |
| Ελληνικά | αναδρομικός anadromikós |
| العربية | عَوْدِيّ ʕawdiyy |
adj computing: of an algorithm or block of code that calls itself
| Español | recursivo |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 遞歸 /递归 dìguī |
| Português | recursivo |
| Français | récursif |
| Deutsch | rekursiv |
| Ελληνικά | αναδρομικός anadromikós |
| Română | recursiv |
| العربية | عَوْدِيّ ʕawdiyy |
adj computing theory: of a function which can be computed in a finite amount of time
| Português | recursivo |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | rekursiv |
| Ελληνικά | αναδρομικός anadromikós |
| العربية | عَوْدِيّ ʕawdiyy |
adj computing theory: of a set whose characteristic function is recursive
| Français | récursif |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | rekursiv |
| Ελληνικά | αναδρομικός anadromikós |
| العربية | عَوْدِيّ ʕawdiyy |
Talk about this word "recursive." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/recursive. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. recursive. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/recursive "recursive." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/recursive.Cite this
@misc{recursive_2026,
title = {recursive},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/recursive},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
