adj.
Pronunciation: ri- ' k ə r-siv
Function: adjective
Date: 1934
1 : of, relating to, or involving recursion <a recursive function in a computer program>
2 : of, relating to, or constituting a procedure that can repeat itself indefinitely <a recursive rule in a grammar>
– re · cur · sive · ly adverb
– re · cur · sive · ness noun