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