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View synonyms for recursive
recursive
[ ri-kur-siv ]
adjective
- pertaining to or using a rule or procedure that can be applied repeatedly.
- Mathematics, Computers. pertaining to or using the mathematical process of recursion:
a recursive function; a recursive procedure.
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Other Words From
- re·cursive·ly adverb
- re·cursive·ness noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of recursive1
First recorded in 1935–40; recurs(ion) + -ive
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