Download the app
educalingo
Search
My work was fairly theoretical. It was in recursive function theory. And in particular, hierarchies of functions in terms of computational complexity. I got involved in real computers and programming mainly by being - well, I was interested even as I came to graduate school.
Dennis Ritchie

Meaning of "recursive" in the English dictionary

Dictionary
DICTIONARY
section

PRONUNCIATION OF RECURSIVE

recursive  [rɪˈkɜːsɪv] play
facebooktwitterpinterestwhatsapp

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RECURSIVE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Recursive is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES RECURSIVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

recursive

Recursion

Recursion is the process of repeating items in a self-similar way. For instance, when the surfaces of two mirrors are exactly parallel with each other the nested images that occur are a form of infinite recursion. The term has a variety of meanings specific to a variety of disciplines ranging from linguistics to logic. The most common application of recursion is in mathematics and computer science, in which it refers to a method of defining functions in which the function being defined is applied within its own definition. Specifically this defines an infinite number of instances, using a finite expression that for some instances may refer to other instances, but in such a way that no loop or infinite chain of references can occur. The term is also used more generally to describe a process of repeating objects in a self-similar way.

Definition of recursive in the English dictionary

The definition of recursive in the dictionary is of, relating to, or constituting sth that can repeat itself indefinitely. Other definition of recursive is of or relating to the application of a function to its own values to generate an infinite sequence of values.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RECURSIVE


aspersive
əˈspɜːsɪv
aversive
əˈvɜːsɪv
coercive
kəʊˈɜːsɪv
cursive
ˈkɜːsɪv
decursive
dɪˈkɜːsɪv
detersive
dɪˈtɜːsɪv
discursive
dɪˈskɜːsɪv
dispersive
dɪˈspɜːsɪv
excursive
ɪkˈskɜːsɪv
extraversive
ˌɛkstrəˈvɜːsɪv
extroversive
ˌɛkstrəˈvɜːsɪv
immersive
ɪˈmɜːsɪv
incursive
ɪnˈkɜːsɪv
inversive
ɪnˈvɜːsɪv
noncoercive
ˌnɒnkəʊˈɜːsɪv
nondiscursive
ˌnɒndɪˈskɜːsɪv
nondispersive
ˌnɒndɪˈspɜːsɪv
perversive
pəˈvɜːsɪv
precursive
priːˈkɜːsɪv
subversive
səbˈvɜːsɪv

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RECURSIVE

recurred
recurrence
recurrency
recurrent
recurrent expenditure
recurrent fever
recurrently
recurring
recurring decimal
recurringly
recursion
recursion clause
recursion formula
recursive function
recursive subroutine
recursively
recursiveness
recurvate
recurve
recurvirostral

WORDS THAT END LIKE RECURSIVE

abstersive
aggressive
antisubversive
comprehensive
corsive
discoursive
endorsive
excessive
exclusive
expensive
extensive
extorsive
impressive
inclusive
intensive
massive
offensive
on the defensive
progressive
torsive

Synonyms and antonyms of recursive in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «recursive» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR
online translator

TRANSLATION OF RECURSIVE

Find out the translation of recursive to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of recursive from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «recursive» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

递归
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

recursiva
570 millions of speakers

English

recursive
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पुनरावर्ती
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

العودية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

рекурсивная
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

recursiva
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

রিকার্সিভ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

récursive
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Rekursif
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

rekursive
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

再帰的な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

재귀
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Rekursif
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đệ quy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சூத்திர
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रिकर्सिव्ह
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

özyinelemeli
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ricorsiva
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rekurencyjna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

рекурсивна
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

recursiv
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αναδρομική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

rekursiewe
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

rekursiv
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

rekursiv
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of recursive

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RECURSIVE»

The term «recursive» is quite widely used and occupies the 32.939 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
0
100%
FREQUENCY
Quite widely used
85
/100
The map shown above gives the frequency of use of the term «recursive» in the different countries.
Principal search tendencies and common uses of recursive
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «recursive».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RECURSIVE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «recursive» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «recursive» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about recursive

EXAMPLES

2 QUOTES WITH «RECURSIVE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word recursive.
1
Thomas R. Insel
Neuroscientists talk a lot about brain circuits. In fact, the word 'circuit' is probably misleading. We do not know where most circuits begin and end. And unlike an electrical circuit, brain connections are heavily reciprocal and recursive, so that a direction of information flow can be inferred but sometimes not proven.
2
Dennis Ritchie
My work was fairly theoretical. It was in recursive function theory. And in particular, hierarchies of functions in terms of computational complexity. I got involved in real computers and programming mainly by being - well, I was interested even as I came to graduate school.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RECURSIVE»

Discover the use of recursive in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to recursive and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Recursive Mind: The Origins of Human Language, Thought, ...
In this compelling book, Michael Corballis argues that what distinguishes us in the animal kingdom is our capacity for recursion: the ability to embed our thoughts within other thoughts.
Michael C. Corballis, 2014
2
Recursive Partitioning in the Health Sciences
This book describes the recursive partitioning methodology and demonstrates its effectiveness as a response to the challenge of analyzing and interpreting multiple complex pathways to many illnesses, diseases, and ultimately death.
Heping Zhang, Burton Singer, 1999
3
Recursive Macroeconomic Theory
Thesecond edition contains substantial revisions to about half the original material, and extensiveadditional coverage appears in seven chapters new to this edition.
Lars Ljungqvist, Thomas J. Sargent, 2004
4
A Recursive Vision: Ecological Understanding and Gregory Bateson
' Finally, his inquiry included an ecology of mind in ecological settings - a recursive epistemology. This is the first study of the whole range of Bateson's ecological thought - a comprehensive presentaionof Bateson's matrix of ideas.
Peter Harries-Jones, 1995
5
An Early History of Recursive Functions and Computability: ...
Traces the development of recursive functions from their origins in the late nineteenth century to the mid-1930s, with particular emphasis on the work and influence of Kurt Gödel.
Rod Adams, 2011
6
Theory and practice of recursive identification
This book provides a comprehensive and systematic framework for developing, describing, and analyzing such recursive algorithms.
Lennart Ljung, Torsten Söderström, 1985
7
Computability: An Introduction to Recursive Function Theory
This introduction to recursive theory computability begins with a mathematical characterization of computable functions, develops the mathematical theory and includes a full discussion of noncomputability and undecidability.
Nigel Cutland, 1980
8
Recursive Methods in Economic Dynamics
Stokey, Lucas, and Prescott develop the basic methods of recursive analysis and illustrate the many areas where they can usefully be applied.
Nancy L. Stokey, 1989
9
Solutions Manual for Recursive Methods in Economic Dynamics
This solutions manual is a companion volume to the classic textbook Recursive Methods in Economic Dynamics by Nancy L. Stokey and Robert E. Lucas.
Claudio IRIGOYEN, Esteban Rossi-Hansberg, Mark L. J Wright, 2009
10
A Recursive Introduction to the Theory of Computation
Self-reference and other methods are introduced as fundamental and basic tools for constructing and manipulating algorithms. From there the book considers the complexity of computations and the notion of a complexity measure is introduced.
Carl Smith, 1994

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RECURSIVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term recursive is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Click With Me Now rebrands as Recursive Labs with new products
The company, now called Recursive Labs, had previously been developing web sharing software for consumers looking to collaborate and engage with others ... «St. Louis Business Journal, Jul 15»
2
Recursive Labs(TM) Launches New Collaboration Platform Focused …
ST. LOUIS, July 13, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Recursive Labs, formerly Click With Me Now, has launched an innovative collaborative customer interface ... «GlobeNewswire, Jul 15»
3
Recursive splicing in long vertebrate genes
However, some long Drosophila melanogaster introns contain a cryptic site, known as a recursive splice site (RS-site), that enables a multi-step process of intron ... «Nature.com, May 15»
4
New recursive USB cables provide infinite number of ports
Though USB Type-C aims to alleviate society's USB-related pains — namely, getting the connector to fit into the port on the first try — the transition of all devices ... «Geek, Mar 15»
5
Recursive partitioning analysis forms new stages for HPV-related …
Recursive partitioning analysis-based TNM stage groupings were associated with significantly improved survival prediction for patients with HPV-related ... «Healio, Mar 15»
6
Google Has Issues Crawling Recursive Redirects
infinite loop street sign Ever see a web page that when you visit it, it just keeps redirecting back to itself? So if you visit Google.com, it will reload Google.com ... «Search Engine Roundtable, Feb 15»
7
Help Ensure the Availability and Security of Your Enterprise DNS …
This new cloud-based recursive DNS service leverages Verisign's global, securely managed DNS infrastructure to offer the performance, reliability and security ... «CircleID, Feb 15»
8
A new kind of DDoS threat: The “Nonsense Name” attack
It can wreak havoc on recursive and authoritative name servers alike, and some of our customers at Infoblox have fallen victim to it—but it's not always clear ... «Network World, Jan 15»
9
Some Recursive DNS Implementations Patch DoS Vulnerability
Recursive DNS resolvers are in the crosshairs with this issue; queries made to a malicious authoritative server can cause the resolver to follow an infinite chain ... «Threatpost, Dec 14»
10
Recursive clock gating: Performance implications
With so much buzz around low power wearable electronics, designers are looking to save every last nanowatt of power in their design. Clock gating, which ... «EDN.com, Sep 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Recursive [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/recursive>. Jun 2026 ».
Download the educalingo app
en
English dictionary
Discover all that is hidden in the words on
index
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z