Main Entry:

re·cur·sive

Pronunciation:

\ri-ˈkər-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