recursive
Drawing upon, invoking, or referring back to itselfDrawing upon, invoking, or referring back to itself.
» The problem is recursive.
Meaning
5 sensesDrawing upon, invoking, or referring back to itself.
the recursive nature of stories which borrow from each other
rekursiv
рекурси́внийrekursývnyj
(not comparable)Having to do with an object (typically a function or formula) which is defined in terms of the object itself.
rekursiv
(not comparable)Having to do with an algorithm, program, subroutine, procedure, function, or other block of code that calls itself.
rekursiv
(not comparable)Having to do with a function which can be computed by a theoretical model of a computer in a finite amount of time.
rekursiv
(not comparable)Having to do with a set whose characteristic function is recursive (sense 4).
rekursiv
- of or relating to a recursion
Examples
2 sentencesThe problem is recursive.
Murphy's Law is recursive. Washing your car to make it rain doesn't work.
Translations
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Origin
Learned borrowing from New Latin recursīvus. Equivalent to recurse + -ive.Learned borrowing from New Latin recursīvus. Equivalent to recurse + -ive.
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Forms
more recursive, most recursive| Comparative | more recursive Lesson |
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| Superlative | most recursive Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
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1 antonymsWord family
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