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Recursive

adjective
Word Frequency: 2.0

Definitions

1.adjectiveDrawing upon itself, referring back.
"The recursive nature of stories which borrow from each other"
2.adjectiveOf an expression, each term of which is determined by applying a formula to preceding terms
3.adjectiveOf a program or function that calls itself
4.adjective(of a function) which can be computed by a theoretical model of a computer, in a finite amount of time
5.adjective(of a set) whose characteristic function is recursive (4)

Synonyms

algorithmicrecursionrecurrentrecurringreturnrecurrenceappellantself-referentialloopingiterativerepeatingcyclical

Antonyms

non-recursive

Rhymes With

precursivedecursive
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